Created by
Unidentified
Subject of
23rd U.S. Colored Infantry, American, 1863 - 1865
Date
1863-1865
Medium
albumen and silver on paper, ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 18 × 14 in. (45.7 × 35.6 cm)
Description
This albumen print mounted on textured paper depicts officers of the 23rd U.S. Colored Infantry. Four (4) large oval portraits of unidentified men in uniform are surrounded by nineteen (19) smaller oval portraits of unidentified men in uniform. Text printed in ink beneath the four larger central portraits reads "Commissioned Officers of the 23rd Regt / U.S. Colored Infantry." The reverse of the mount is blank.
Collection title
Liljenquist Family Collection
Classification
Slavery and Freedom Objects
Photographs and Still Images
Type
portraits
Topic
Military
Photography
Slavery
U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
United States Colored Troops
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
Object number
2015.222.6
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5aa1c0bfe-b711-49d9-bb1e-01a352ea1b55

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