- Photograph by
- Bartlett, F. H., American, active 1870s
- Commissioned by
- Cheyenne River Agency, American, founded 1869
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- United States Army, American, founded 1775
- Date
- ca. 1880
- Medium
- albumen and silver nitrocellulose on paper (fiber product) cardboard
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 3 1/8 x 1 15/16 in. (8 x 5 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 3 13/16 x 2 1/4 in. (9.7 x 5.7 cm)
- H x W (Mount): 4 1/8 x 2 1/2 in. (10.5 x 6.3 cm)
- Description
- A sepia tone carte-de-visite depicting a seated, unidentified Buffalo Soldier. Captured in studio seated on a wooden chair, the soldier poses for the camera. He wears a collared long sleeve jacket with winged stripes on his sleeves below the shoulders and at the forearms. His trousers are bright with a dark stripe down the sides. His proper right arm rests on an ornate prop. There are various handwritten inscriptions on the reverse of the photographic card, and a stamp that reads: [F. H. BARTLETT, / Photographer, / Cheyenne River Agency, / D. T.].
- Place captured
- Eagle Butte, South Dakota, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- cartes-de-visite
- albumen prints
- portraits
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.244.8
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public Domain
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




