Photograph by
Cushing, Henry C., American, 1833 - 1896
Subject of
Unidentified
Date
1862-1884
Medium
albumen and silver on photographic paper on card mount
Dimensions
H x W (image): 3 9/16 × 1 15/16 in. (9 × 5 cm)
H x W x D (card): 3 15/16 × 2 1/4 in. (10 × 5.7 cm)
Description
A reddish-brown photograph of an unidentified Union soldier posed in a photographer’s studio. The man is standing slightly off-center and is wearing a nine-button frock coat with a high collar. The coat has contrasting piping around the collar and sleeves. He is also wearing straight trousers, heavy boots, and a slouched kepi hat with a leather band. He is standing, looking straight at the camera, in front of a colonnade railing with fluted rock supports. Though it is too faded to see, there is presumably an idyllic city or landscape behind him. His left hand is propped on a low riser next to a column topped with a hanging flag and tassels. The back of the photograph has a studio mark at center that reads “Photographed by/ CUSHING,/Woodstock, VT.” Also printed on the back at the bottom of the card is “Negatives Preserved.”
Place captured
Woodstock, Windsor County, Vermont, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
Liljenquist Family Collection
Classification
Slavery and Freedom Objects
Photographs and Still Images
Type
cartes-de-visite
albumen prints
portraits
Topic
Military
Photography
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 of the Liljenquist Family
Object number
2018.43.15
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd52ee6f89b-37a3-40f6-91cb-ec65489301a8

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