Photograph by
Grabill, John C. H., American, 1849 - 1903
Subject of
25th Infantry Regiment, American, 1866 - 1946
United States Army, American, founded 1775
Date
ca. 1885
Medium
albumen and silver nitrocellulose on paper (fiber product) cardboard
Dimensions
H x W (Image): 3 15/16 x 7 11/16 in. (10 x 19.6 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 4 1/2 x 7 11/16 in. (11.5 x 19.6 cm)
H x W (Mount): 5 1/4 x 8 7/16 in. (13.3 x 21.5 cm)
Description
A black-and-white cabinet photograph of U. S. Army 25th Infantry Company A, in Sturgis, South Dakota Territory. A large group of soldiers is captured, most gathered in formation, others scattered and walking towards the Company. On the left and the right of the image, behind the gathering men, are long, wide buildings. At the bottom of the cabinet card in brown ink is: [J. C. H. Grabill, Photographer, / Sturgis, Dakota Ter.]. There are numerical graphite inscriptions on the reverse, and a maker’s print in ink which reads: [COLORADO, WYOMING AND DAKOTA / VIEWS / INCLUDING / Cattle Scenes in Wyoming and Dakota. / FOR SALE BY / J. C. H. GRABILL, / STURGIS, DAK. TER.].
Place captured
Sturgis, Meade County, South Dakota, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
cabinet photographs
albumen prints
Topic
American West
Buffalo Soldiers
Military
Photography
U.S. History, 1865-1921
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2013.244.12
Restrictions & Rights
Public Domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd561210b6c-c7bb-434e-9f4f-3020d0efeb66

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