Photograph by
Unidentified
Subject of
Unidentified Woman or Women
Unidentified Man or Men
Date
late 19th century
Medium
photographic gelatin and silver on photographic paper on card mount
Dimensions
H x W (card): 6 3/8 × 4 in. (16.2 × 10.2 cm)
H x W (image): 5 9/16 × 3 13/16 in. (14.1 × 9.7 cm)
Description
A cabinet card photograph depicting a sepia toned image of two unidentified soldiers with two women. Posed against a studio backdrop, from left to right is a seated man in uniform jacket and light-colored pants with a single strip down the side, a standing young woman in a white dress, a seated woman in dark skirt, light blouse, and hat with elaborate ribbon decoration, and a standing unidentified young Buffalo Soldier private wearing a dark uniform jacket with square lapel pins, round buttons, and a bar pin with iron cross medallion. The young woman at center has her right hand resting on the shoulder of the seated man and his hat rests against the chair rungs. The back of the photograph is blank.
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
cabinet photographs
gelatin silver prints
portraits
Topic
Buffalo Soldiers
Military
Photography
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2016.5.2.11
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5cbb1bf2a-0531-4be1-8039-53c6e951d1fd

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