Patton & Dietrich's Photograph Gallery Backmark

"Patton & Dietrich's Photograph Gallery, cor. of Seventh & Penn Sts., Reading, Pa. P.&R. RR. No. ________. Additional copies of this picture can be had at any time."

The front of this CDV (see below) is a tinted portrait of a somber-looking fellow.

The Patton & Dietrich's Photograph Gallery Backmark (below) features an illustration of a train belonging to the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad (P&R). This company later became the Reading Railroad (RDG), which still appears as one of the railroads on the Monopoly gameboard.