Carte-de-visite of a sailor named Jim
date: label: Date
content: late 19th century
name: label: Photograph by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Man or Men
notes: label: Description
content: An off white and black studio photograph of an African American sailor standing with his right hand resting on a small pillar. His left hand is resting on his hip and his left arm is bent at the elbow. He is wearing a sailor’s uniform with an unidentifiable lozenge on left sleeve. A book is on the pillar and a curtain is on the left side of the photograph. Below the image written in pencil is “Jim” and “my servant.” The photograph is inscribed on the back.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
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: 2011.155.55
objectType: label: Type
content: cartes-de-visite
label: Type
content: albumen 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: albumen and silver on photographic paper on card mount
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 3 15/16 x 2 7/16 in. (10 x 6.2 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (Framed): 4 1/8 x 2 11/16 x 1 1/2 in. (10.5 x 6.8 x 3.8 cm)