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    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: matte is very good; photo has brown dots, either from fungus or moisture damage; uneven yellow tone, but is otherwise in fairly good shape.

    Condition: Fair. Some detail seems lost; uneven tone; looks like it had been ripped out of an album?

    Condition: Very good. Image is clear, just some uneven tone.

    Condition: Very poor. Creased and ripped and very fragile. This has been scanned at a fairly high resolution so individual portraits should be good quality when enlarged slightly.

    Condition: Excellent. Very clear. Only the matte shows signs of yellowing.

    Condition: Good. Very dark but detail is clear. Fold on his left side is evident. The photo has a brown-purple tone to it.

    Condition: Good. Image is clear. Some yellowing and stains on left side.

    Condition: Excellent

    Condition: Good. Some stains on matte.

    Condition: Copy is excellent.

    Condition: Trimmed postcard. Okay condition, but fairly worn with dried glue on back.

    Condition: Very good. Matte and photo are intact and in great shape.

    Condition: Fair. Image is clear, but dark and yellowed. Silvered around edges as well as ripped and torn.

    Condition: Very good. Image is extremely clear. Matte has been cut down and is in slightly rough shape but appears to be sturdy.