This CdV has been trimmed at the corners so it would slide into a book more easily but the borders reveal its 1860s origin. The “one thin one thick” border lines were in use between 1864-1869. Secondly, the size of the image is consistent with a mid 60s CdV. The smaller, dime-sized images were made generally before 1865. Between 1865-1870 the images gradually became larger until in the 1870s you see an image that fills the entire card.
The photographer used in this instance was Grammer & Perkins – opposite the Odd Fellow’s Hall – in Winchester, MD. Winchester is over 130 miles from Cumberland, where many of our previous photos in this album were produced.
Who Were They? 
Winchester is not far from where the suspected E. Gill was from – but this boy looks a lot like some of the other men in the album – definately looks like a relative if not just “a younger version”.
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