▁work ; ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 5 0 s ▁amb ro type ▁phot ography ▁became ▁popular , ▁which ▁gave ▁way ▁to ▁the ▁album en ▁print , ▁a ▁paper ▁photograph ▁produced ▁from ▁large ▁glass ▁neg atives ▁most ▁commonly ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁American ▁Civil ▁War ▁phot ography . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 0 , ▁Br ady ▁produced ▁The ▁Gallery ▁of ▁Ill ust ri ous ▁Americans , ▁a ▁portrait ▁collection ▁of ▁prominent ▁contemporary ▁figures . ▁The ▁album , ▁which ▁featured ▁not ew orth y ▁images ▁including ▁the ▁elder ly ▁Andrew ▁Jackson ▁at ▁the ▁Herm itage , ▁was ▁not ▁finan cially ▁reward ing ▁but ▁invited ▁increased ▁attention ▁to ▁Br ady ' s ▁work ▁and ▁art istry . ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 4 , ▁Paris ian ▁photograph er ▁André - Ad ol phe - E ug ène ▁Dis d éri ▁popular ized ▁the ▁carte ▁de ▁vis ite ▁and ▁these ▁small ▁pictures ▁( the ▁size ▁of ▁a ▁visit ing ▁card ) ▁rapidly ▁became ▁a ▁popular ▁novel ty ; ▁thousands ▁were ▁created ▁and ▁sold ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁Europe . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 6 , ▁Br ady ▁placed ▁an ▁ad ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Her ald ▁offering ▁to ▁produce ▁" ph ot ograph s , ▁amb ro types ▁and ▁dag uer re ot ypes ." ▁This ▁invent ive ▁ad ▁pione ered , ▁in ▁the ▁US , ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁type face ▁and ▁fonts ▁that ▁were ▁distinct ▁from ▁the ▁text ▁of ▁the ▁publication ▁and ▁from ▁that ▁of ▁other ▁advert is ements . ▁