Photo from the Library of Congress
Photoshop has nothing on the photo montage specialists 1800s, which were able to "trick photography." witness this historic civil war as the image of the era "Union" commanders of the Library of Congress. Linton Weeks NPR History Department have examined, noting that although the photo is dated 1884, several people in the picture were dead for decades by this point.
This reveals the "picture" is an example of early insurance ad - one of our partners in the insurance company, not least: A caption on the photo says "With compliments, "signed by Travelers Life and accident Insurance Co. There was a similar image produced Confederate generals.
NPR asked the folks at Travelers in the photo:
"The photo-artist" used individual photographs of Confederate commanders and created a composite image of a whole " , she says . "The numbers were cut from newspapers and pasted on a painted background. This process is similar to using software like Photoshop in terms of today to place images together in a photo.
"the idea of using images such as advertising came from Maj. Edward Preston, the director of Travellers agencies, Davidson said. "The first copy of the" Confederate commanders "was delivered to Jefferson Davis by travelers representative in Montgomery, Ala. Copies were also sent to all generals that live in the two images."
She added that the success of the advertising campaign prompted more composites, including "American Famous Authors," "Eminent Women" and "Famous Editors."
Photoshop may have made it easier image manipulation for the average person, but the manipulation of pictures go well back. get this fun picture gallery 15 manipulations Before the digital age.
Whether using photos or illustrations, business cards are a common form of advertising in the 1800s for all types of products and services. life insurance is a fairly common theme. Explore some fascinating examples of Victorian trade cards.
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