Results

    Condition: Photo looks great with good gloss finish – some spots, but not many; matting is fairly dirty with name of studio rubbing off

    Condition: Image is (very) browned; matte and image extremely dirty; shellac coating looks unevenly rubbed off. Back of carte de visite is available digitally (0008ph_back.jpg)

    Condition: faded; dirty; bent down middle; hole on top and bottom where tacks likely went through.

    Condition: Image scratched and dirty; matting has lots of brown spotting from moisture and age.

    Condition: hole through centre-top; image browned and yellowed with surface scratches, and is also a little faded.

    Condition: Very good; bend in centre-left of matting; some even browning of image.

    Condition: Black spots and scratches on images; overall image & matting are dirty. Good condition otherwise.

    Condition: a slight loss of contrast but still pretty good; image is evenly toned yellow/brown; matting a little worn on edges

    Condition: Very good.

    Condition: Fair. Contrast is fading - very dirty with an uneven tone.

    Condition: browning around edges of photo; image scratched on surface; matting very dirty.

    Condition: Gold leafing going green: overall a little dirty and scratched; back is very faded and dirty and also covered in fingerprints. Back of cabinet card is also available digitally (0014ph_back

    Condition: Fair. Has silvered quite a bit.

    Condition: Good. Left side is dark, right side is light likely from the sun shining on the kids.

    Condition: Good. Image paper looks good with just some slight browning.