- Photograph by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Date
- ca. 1866
- Medium
- collodion and silver on iron with lacquer
- Dimensions
- H x W: 3 3/16 × 2 7/16 in. (8.1 × 6.2 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of an unidentified, highly decorated Buffalo soldier in uniform. The man is wearing a belted uniform and a cap with insignia, and he has ribbons pinned to his chest. He is standing and looking straight at the camera, his right arm resting on a wooden bench, and his right leg slightly bent. Behind the man is a photography studio backdrop showing a nature scene with tall trees. The proper left upper and lower corners of the tintype are trimmed.
- Place depicted
- United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- tintypes
- portraits
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2016.49.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




