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.
Discover more vintage photographs of Devon, Victorian portrait cards, and seaside history on Oldpik.com.
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.
Discover more vintage photographs of Devon, Victorian portrait cards, and seaside history on Oldpik.com.
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