Photograph by
Unidentified
Owned by
Captain Prickitt, William A., American, 1839 - 1929
Subject of
Unidentified Man or Men
25th Regiment, U.S. Colored Infantry, American, 1864 - 1865
Date
1864-1865
Medium
collodion and silver on iron , lacquer
Dimensions
H x W (tintype): 1 3/16 × 7/8 in. (3 × 2.2 cm)
H x W (oval cutout): 7/8 × 5/8 in. (2.2 × 1.6 cm)
H x W (page): 1 9/16 × 1 3/4 in. (4 × 4.5 cm)
Description
A black-and-white photograph of an unidentified man found on page 10 of 2014.88a-r. The man is wearing a buttoned up jacket with epaulettes on the shoulders and a kepi in the portrait. A bugle insignia is visible on the front of the kepi. He is leaning slightly to the left side of the photograph.
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
tintypes
Topic
Men
Military
Photography
U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Aneita Gates, on behalf of her son, Kameron Gates, and all the Descendants of Captain William A. Prickitt
Object number
2014.88j
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f3dd7b68-51d4-4673-84e3-e11fb4a6294c

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