Photograph of a U.S. Army corporal holding a cane
- Photograph by
- Goff, Orlando Scott, American, 1843 - 1916
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Date
- 1880-1900
- Medium
- photographic gelatin and silver on photographic paper on card mount
- Dimensions
- H x W (card): 6 7/16 × 4 3/16 in. (16.3 × 10.7 cm)
- H x W (image): 5 1/2 × 3 7/8 in. (14 × 9.8 cm)
- Description
- A cabinet card photograph depicting a sepia toned image of an unidentified corporal wearing a dark colored uniform jacket, a bow tie, vest, light colored shirt and dark colored pants. The jacket has two square lapel pins, large buttons and a gold bar on his proper left chest. Two chevrons are visible on the left sleeve of his jacket. A watch chain is visible at his waist. The man is holding a cane in his right hand. His left hand is behind his back. He is standing next to a chair and in front of a painted background of a room. Printed on the card beneath the photograph is “O. S. Goff” and “Fort Custer, Mont.” The back of the card has a printed image of Christopher Columbus standing with a raise sword along with several other men. The image is captioned “LANDING OF COLUMBUS.”
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- cabinet photographs
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2016.5.2.26
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.