Photograph by
Mosser & Snell, American
Subject of
Unidentified Man or Men
24th Infantry Regiment, American, 1869 - 1951
United States Army, American, founded 1775
Date
ca. 1886
Medium
albumen and silver nitrocellulose on paper (fiber product) cardboard
Dimensions
H x W (Image): 3 1/8 x 2 1/16 in. (8 x 5.2 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 3 3/4 x 2 5/16 in. (9.6 x 5.9 cm)
H x W (Mount): 3 7/8 x 2 7/16 in. (9.9 x 6.2 cm)
Description
A carte-de-visite of a young man identified as a soldier of Co. B, U.S. 24th Infantry Regiment. Captured in studio against a floor length cloth backdrop, the unidentified Buffalo Soldier gazes directly at the camera. He is wearing a bowtie, white shirt, button-down jacket, vest, bright trousers and dress shoes. The chain of a pocket-watch hangs from his vest, through a buttonhole to his proper left vest pocket. On the reverse of the photographic card is a grey sketch depicting three naked children, one riding atop a camera box on wheels. The child holds a whip in their proper right hand and rope “reins” that tug at the other two children who pull the camera cart. A butterfly hovers above the children, as well as “MOSSER & SNELL,” in black ink. Below the drawing is: [MOSSER & SNELL, / Traveling / Photographic Art Gallery / Cantonment, Ind. Terr. / Pictures copied and enlarged to any size.]. A handwritten inscription on the back reads [CO. B / 24th U.S. INF.T] along with several alpha-numeric notations.
Place captured
Blaine County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Media Arts-Photography
Type
cartes-de-visite
albumen prints
portraits
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
2013.244.19
Restrictions & Rights
Public Domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56d209838-18a0-4c30-9662-a1b6110a9df6

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