Photograph by
McCormick, American, active 1870s
Subject of
Colonel McDonald, John, American
9th Cavalry Regiment, American, founded 1866
Date
ca. 1875
Medium
albumen and silver nitrocellulose on paper cardboard
Dimensions
H x W (Image and Sheet): 5 7/8 x 4 1/16 in. (15 x 10.3 cm)
H x W (Mount): 6 7/16 x 4 3/16 in. (16.3 x 10.6 cm)
Description
An albumen cabinet card photograph of Colonel John McDonald, U. S. Army 9th Cavalry Troop D. Captured in studio, posed in front of a veranda backdrop, Colonel McDonald wears a small cap with crossed swords emblem, dark long sleeve jacket, bright gloves, striped trousers, and dress shoes. He stands with his right arm atop a stone-like prop. On either side of him within the backdrop are small stone columns with plant filled pots on top. Within the brown border of the photograph’s card, in light colored ink, is: [McCORMICK ARKANSAS CITY, KAN]. On the reverse of the photographic card are various handwritten inscriptions, to include: [Col. John McDonald / Troops D 9th Calv USA].
Place captured
Arkansas City, Cowley County, Kansas, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
cabinet photographs
albumen prints
portraits
Topic
American South
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
2013.244.4
Restrictions & Rights
Public Domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd574d2a2ac-7919-492b-8a4a-c016c99ee3f7

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