Albumen print of Buffalo Soldier Frederick Purkins
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1876
name: label: Photograph by
content: William Richard Cross, American, born 1843
label: Subject of
content: Frederick Purkins, American
label: Subject of
content: 9th Cavalry Regiment, American, founded 1866
label: Subject of
content: United States Army, American, founded 1775
notes: label: Description
content: A sepia tone cabinet photograph depicting Frederick Purkins of the 9th Cavalry, Troop G. Captured in studio against a solid backdrop, Frederick Purkins wears a cap with crossed swords emblem, dark long sleeve jacket and trousers. His proper right hand is draped across a cloth prop as he looks into the camera. In the brown border of the cabinet card’s bottom front, in white ink, is: [NIOBRARA,Cross.NEBRASKA]. There are various handwritten inscriptions on verso.
place: label: Place captured
content: Niobrara, Knox County, Nebraska, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: American West
label: Topic
content: Buffalo Soldiers
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1865-1921
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Photographs and Still Images
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2013.244.7
objectType: label: Type
content: cabinet photographs
label: Type
content: portraits
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public Domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: albumen and silver nitrocellulose on paper (fiber product) cardboard
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Image and Sheet): 5 7/8 x 3 15/16 in. (15 x 10 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Mount): 6 7/16 x 4 3/16 in. (16.4 x 10.6 cm)