Photograph by
Goff, E. L., American
Subject of
Reeves, Bass, American, 1838 - 1910
Date
ca. 1902
Medium
albumen and silver on nitrocellulose cardboard
Dimensions
H x W (image): 5 1/2 × 3 7/8 in. (13.9 × 9.9 cm)
H x W (card): 6 1/2 × 4 5/16 in. (16.5 × 11 cm)
Description
A cabinet card portrait photograph of war veteran and U.S. Marshall, Bass Reeves. Captured in front of a mid-western backdrop, Bass Reeves stands gazing directly at the camera. He holds a quirt in his proper right hand; wears a moustache, hat, necktie (lightly hand-tinted in red), dark jacket, vest, trousers, and shoes. His star badge and holstered gun (butt out) are visible. A horizontal wood pole fence prop stands behind him.
On the reverse of the cabinet card is a red imprint: [E, L, GOFF / PERRY / KANS].
Place captured
Perry, Jefferson County, Kansas, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
cabinet photographs
albumen prints
portraits
Topic
Law
Men
Photography
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2020.10.14
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55e1841e2-b4e1-4499-8fe4-006eab8fcbf4

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