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Whenever I have checked, the answer
has invariably been 'No'. This question is usually asked by a person
who is trying to find the identity of a
carte de
visite, and has a number on the back of the card but no record of the
name.
The number was added to the carte de
visite so that the photographer could make extra prints later if
requested. However, he would not need to keep a record of names to
do so. It would be sufficient for him to file his negatives in
numerical order.
However, the negatives used for these
carted de visite in the late 19th century were glass, so they were heavy
and bulky. They were probably thrown out when the photogrpaher had
no further room to store them, or when he retired. |