Carte-de-visite of an unidentified young man with a canteen and holding a valise
date: label: Date
content: 1861-1865
name: label: Photograph by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Man or Men
notes: label: Caption
content: This unidentified young man's age combined with his civilian clothing (excepting the kepi) and his carrying of a canteen and valise indicate he was likely the servant of a U.S. military officer and not a soldier himself. The teenager is probably carrying the canteen and valise of the officer who employed or enslaved him.
label: Description
content: A carte-de-visite with an albumen print depicting an unidentified young man or teenaged boy wearing civilian and military clothing in front of a camp scene backdrop. He wears a kepi, a dark vest buttoned over a high-necked white shirt, a light colored roundabout jacket, and light colored baggy trousers. A canteen is slung across his chest and he holds a valise in his left hand. A pocket watch can be seen on his left chest on top of his vest, and another metal pin is attached at his proper right breast onto his vest. The painted studio backdrop behind him depicts a military camp scene with tents, soldiers by a cannon, and a U.S. flag flying from a tall pole. The print is mounted on off-white cardboard. Written at the reverse top edge in graphite is the name "Ben".
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Children
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Slavery
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
label: Topic
content: Youth
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Liljenquist Family 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, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2016.166.21
objectType: label: Type
content: cartes-de-visite
label: Type
content: albumen prints
label: Type
content: portraits
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: albumen and silver on paper on card mount
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Image): 3 3/4 × 2 1/4 in. (9.5 × 5.7 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Sheet): 4 × 2 3/8 in. (10.2 × 6 cm)