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1859 Mathew Brady Carte de Visite (CDV) of Paul Morphy

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Morphy CDV front                    Morphy CDV Verso Early Brady Verso Middle Brady Verso Late Brady Verso 1857 1857 Paul Morphy Caret de Visite (CDV) M.B. Brady & Co. National Photographic Portrait Galleries 352 Pennsylvania Ave Washington DC, USA 1 Card  This card is a Carte de Visite (CDV) of Paul Morphy. The photograph was taken by Mathew Brady and produced as a CDV for sale by him as well until the purchase of the company by E. Anthony.  The photo was taken at the time of the First American Chess Congress in 1857 at Brady's New York studio. https://www.chess.com/article/view/visions-of-morphy The three stages of Brady Versos are shown above. The early verso dates to the 1850's-1860's. The second verso is for the 1870's and the final verso was in use until the purchase by E. Anthony. Curiously, the stamp on the verso of this card was stamped upside down. https://dcphotoartist.com/2012/12/11/cdv-versos-the-evolution-of-t...
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1868 Samuel Loyd The Chess Champions Carte de Visite (CDV)

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     Front                                           Reverse          La Bourdonnais               Philidor                  Mackenzie                        Morphy           1868 1868 The Chess Champions Editor: Samuel Loyd Published by Fowler & Wells 389 Broadway N.Y., USA 1 Card  This card is Carte de Visite (CDV) sized and thickness. There are 64 chess player portraits shown in a chessboard pattern. It is one of a number of similar chessboard layouts with small portraits produced by Samuel Loyd. Loyd was a famous chess player, puzzle writer and author. The card was Published and edited by Fowler & Wells, a publishing house at 389 Broadway, New Yo...
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1914 Karl Bulla Postcard of the 1914 St. Petersburg Chess Tournament

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  Postcard by Karl Bulla Postcard reverse Statue outside the Bulla Museum Camera and self Portrait in the Museum 1914  Editor: Karl Bulla Nevsky Prospekt 54 (formerly Malaya Sadovaya Street House 3) St Petersburg, Russia  1 Postcard The postcard is an original Karl Bulla issued by his studio at 54 Nevsky, which is now the address of a museum showing his historic photography. It shows the top 5 finishers of the tournament Jose Capablanca, Alexander Alekhine, Siegbert Tarrasch, Frank Marshall and the winner, Emanuel Lasker. A statue of Bulla and his camera inside the museum is shown above. The text on the front of the postcard translates to: Winners of the International Champions Tournament in St. Petersburg. 1914. Fot. K. Bull
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