A classic image from Zazzle's extensive collection of historic American Civil War photographs and lithographs. This commemorative card features a reproduction of a signed photographic calling card of Abraham Lincoln; known as cartes de visite, these miniature portraits (~2.5" x 4") were invented in France in the early 1850s, and their popularity quickly spread throughout Europe and eventually to the United States; it was common practice before and during the Civil War to acquire such portraits through gift or purchase, mail them to the individuals represented, and hope for their return--signed.