Cabinet Card

Cabinet Card by Valentine of Teignmouth Devon c 1880 showing children in a lifeboat as part of a nautical pageant. This delightful Victorian cabinet card, produced by Valentine of Teignmouth, Devon, around 1880, captures a charming nautical pageant in the seaside town of Teignmouth. The photograph shows a group of children posing proudly in a lifeboat — a playful echo of the coastal community’s long connection to the sea and maritime rescue traditions.

Cabinet cards like this were a popular form of portrait photography in 19th-century England, cherished as keepsakes and often displayed at home. Today, they offer a window into the social life and seaside spirit of Devon’s coastal towns during the Victorian era.

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