Photograph by
Cross, William Richard, American, born 1843
Subject of
United States Army, American, founded 1775
Unidentified Man or Men
Date
ca. 1875
Medium
ink on cardboard
Dimensions
H x W (Image, Sheet, and Mount): 3 11/16 x 6 11/16 in. (9.3 x 17 cm)
Description
A sepia tone stereograph card of U. S. Army infantry troops in Niobrara, Nebraska. In both left and right stereoviews, several men in full infantry and marching band uniforms stand in formation on a wide lawn. They are flanked by two large white buildings and mature trees. In the left stereoview, the last soldier seen at the right-most of the right stereoview, is not in frame on the left stereoview.
On the reverse of the photographic card, in black ink, is a railroad extension lot list, and details about the front image’s photographer. From top to bottom, it reads: [LOT A. / Pyramid Park (D. T.) Scenery. Northern Pacific Railroad Extension. / No. 1. End of Track. / “ 2. Construct on Train. / “ 3. Laying Track. / “ 4. Walker’s Cut, showing Vein of Coal 10 ft. thick. / “ 5. Scoria Cut and Inaccurate. Clay 55 ft. deep. / “ 6. Bad Land Scenery. Summit, N. P. R. R. entrance to Bad Land’s. / “ 7. Bad Land Scenery. Summit, N. P. R. R. entrance to Bad Land’s. / “ 8. 3 Butes; 1 Lignite and Clay; 2 Indurated and Scoria. / “ 9. Petrified Stumps on Indurated Clay Pillars, near N. P. R. R. Cuts. / “10. Petrified Stumps on Indurated Clay Pillars, near N. P. R. R. Cuts. / “ 11. Jasper Rock, Scoria Cut N. P. R. R. / “ 12. Cantonment, on Little Missouri River, N. P. R. R. Crossing. / “ 13. Lignite, 5 ft. vein, on Little Missouri River, N. P. R. R. Crossing./ “ 14. Surveying Party, resident Engineer, S. N. Keith. / “ 15. Pulpit Bute. / “16. Monumental Rocks, Sandstone. / “ 18. Alkaline Clay Butes. / “ 19. Near Cedar Canon, Scoria Butes in distance. / “ 20. Near Cedar Canon, Scoria Butes in distance. [others. / “ 21. Cedar Canon. Fossil leaves are found here by Prof. Denton and / “ 22. / “ 23. Wild Scenery near Cedar Canon, / “ 24. West Missouri River. / “ 25. / “ 26. / “ 27. Bute Indurated Clay. / “ 28. Grading Camp, West Missouri River. / “ 29. Hard Clay Mounds. / “ 30. Indurated Clay Bute. [at Cantonment. / “ 31. Two Ree Indian Scouts, “Four Thorn” and “Bull in the Water,”/ W. R. CROSS / PHOTOGRAPHER / NIOBRARA, NEB.].
Place captured
Niobrara, Knox County, Nebraska, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
stereographs
Topic
American West
Band (Music)
Buffalo Soldiers
Military
Musicians
Photography
U.S. History, 1865-1921
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2013.244.5
Restrictions & Rights
Public Domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd525a5ffb7-462b-4e01-80e5-636c8eddc662

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