Carte-de-visite of Marquis Peterson
date: label: Date
content: late 19th century
name: label: Photograph by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Marquis Peterson, American, 1832 - 1896
label: Owned by
content: Marquis Peterson, American, 1832 - 1896
notes: label: Description
content: Carte-de-visite bust-length portrait of Marquis Peterson. He is wearing a dark-colored jacket, vest, bowtie and a light-colored shirt. He is looking at the camera and has large sideburns. A button can be seen on his right lapel. The back of the card has black construction paper adhered to it. On the back at the bottom of the card is a white label with back lettering that reads “Marcus Peterson.”
place: label: Place depicted
content: United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Free communities of color
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
label: Topic
content: United States Colored Troops
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Slavery and Freedom Objects
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: 2017.78.11
objectType: label: Type
content: cartes-de-visite
label: Type
content: albumen prints
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 on photographic paper on card mount
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 3 15/16 × 2 1/2 × 1/16 in. (10 × 6.4 × 0.2 cm)