Photograph by:

Unidentified  Search this

Owned by:

Captain William A. Prickitt, American, 1839 - 1929  Search this

Subject of:

George H. Watson, American, born 1846  Search this

25th Regiment, U.S. Colored Infantry, American, 1864 - 1865  Search this

Medium:

collodion and silver on iron , lacquer

Dimensions:

H x W (tintype): 1 3/16 × 7/8 in. (3 × 2.2 cm)

H x W (oval cutout): 7/8 × 5/8 in. (2.2 × 1.6 cm)

H x W (page): 1 9/16 × 1 3/4 in. (4 × 4.5 cm)

Type:

tintypes

Date:

1864-1865

Description:

A black-and-white photograph of George W. Davis, also known as George H. Watson, found on page 17 of 2014.88a-r. He is wearing a buttoned up jacket with epaulettes on the shoulders and a kepi in the portrait. His kepi has a leather chin strap resting on the brim and is on the right side of his head. His name is inscribed below the photograph on the same page.

Topic:

African American  Search this

Men  Search this

Military  Search this

Photography  Search this

U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Aneita Gates, on behalf of her son, Kameron Gates, and all the Descendants of Captain William A. Prickitt

Object number:

2014.88r

Restrictions & Rights:

Public domain

Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

See more items in:

National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Photographs and Still Images

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55371a393-d3fe-45e0-95ad-ef46361d172b

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2014.88r