This late 19th-century carte de visite is a remarkable historical portrait captured by H.C. Calahan, a prominent portrait and event photographer based in Hardeman County, Tennessee during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The photograph depicts two African American men, one wearing a hat and the other sporting a beard. The reverse features the photographer's backmark reading "H.C. Calahan Photographer, Bolivar, Tennessee." The piece measures approximately 4 1/8 in. H x 2 1/2 in. W. Age-appropriate wear and discoloration.