Photograph of an unidentified Buffalo Soldier
date: label: Date
content: 1880-1920
name: label: Photograph by
content: Alonzo Callaway, American, 1847 - 1920
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Man or Men
notes: label: Description
content: A cabinet card photograph depicting a black and white image of a soldier. The soldier is wearing a dark colored uniform with large buttons. Two square lapel pins are on the soldiers collar. A medallion is attached to the left breast of the soldier’s uniform. Another medallion with chain is attached to the second button of the soldier’s jacket. He is holding an object in his right hand. His left hand is at his side. Imprinted in white text at the bottom of the card is “Callaway” and “San Antonio / Texas.” The back of the card is blank.
place: label: Place captured
content: San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, 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
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: 2016.5.2.34
objectType: label: Type
content: cabinet photographs
label: Type
content: gelatin silver prints
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: photographic gelatin and silver on photographic paper on card mount
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (card): 6 1/8 × 4 3/16 in. (15.6 × 10.7 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (image): 3 7/8 × 2 11/16 in. (9.8 × 6.9 cm)