- Photograph by
- Cross, William Richard, American, born 1843
- Subject of
- Purkins, Frederick, American
- 9th Cavalry Regiment, American, founded 1866
- United States Army, American, founded 1775
- Date
- ca. 1876
- Medium
- albumen and silver nitrocellulose on paper (fiber product) cardboard
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image and Sheet): 5 7/8 x 3 15/16 in. (15 x 10 cm)
- H x W (Mount): 6 7/16 x 4 3/16 in. (16.4 x 10.6 cm)
- Description
- A sepia tone cabinet photograph depicting Frederick Purkins of the 9th Cavalry, Troop G. Captured in studio against a solid backdrop, Frederick Purkins wears a cap with crossed swords emblem, dark long sleeve jacket and trousers. His proper right hand is draped across a cloth prop as he looks into the camera. In the brown border of the cabinet card’s bottom front, in white ink, is: [NIOBRARA,Cross.NEBRASKA]. There are various handwritten inscriptions on verso.
- Place captured
- Niobrara, Knox County, Nebraska, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- cabinet photographs
- portraits
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.244.7
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public Domain
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.