United States Army, American, founded 1775 Search this
Created by:
24th Infantry Regiment, American, 1869 - 1951 Search this
Medium:
albumen and silver nitrocellulose on paper (fiber product) cardboard
Dimensions:
H x W (Image): 3 1/16 x 1 15/16 in. (7.8 x 5 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 3 3/4 x 2 5/16 in. (9.6 x 5.8 cm)
H x W (Mount): 3 3/4 x 2 1/2 in. (9.6 x 6.3 cm)
Type:
cartes-de-visite
albumen prints
portraits
Place captured:
Blaine County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
Date:
ca. 1886
Description:
A carte-de-visite of an unidentified soldier of Co. B, U.S. 24th Infantry Regiment.Captured in studio against a floor length cloth backdrop, an unidentified Buffalo Soldier gazes directly into the camera. He wears a uniform of bowtie, white shirt; dark button-down vest and jacket; bright trousers, and dress shoes. There are chevron and straight embroidered bars on both sleeves of his jacket. The chain of a pocket-watch hangs from his vest, through a buttonhole to his proper left vest pocket. His small uniform hat rests at the top of a large prop by his proper left leg.
On the reverse of the photographic card is a grey sketch depicting three naked children, one riding atop a camera box on wheels. The child holds a whip in their proper right hand and rope “reins” that tug at the other two children who pull the camera cart. A butterfly hovers above the children, as well as “MOSSER & SNELL,” in black ink. Below the drawing is: [MOSSER & SNELL, / Traveling / Photographic Art Gallery / Cantonment, Ind. Terr. / Pictures copied and enlarged to any size.]. A handwritten inscription at the top reads [U.S. 24th REGT / OF INFANTRY / CO. B] along with several alpha-numeric notations.
