Carte-de-viste of officer's quarters at Fort Brown
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1875
name: label: Photograph by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: United States Army, American, founded 1775
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Woman or Women
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Child or Children
notes: label: Description
content: An albumen carte-de-visite photograph depicting U. S. Army officer’s quarters at Fort Brown, Texas. Captured foremost is a large dark wood-paneled house. The house features two brick chimneys, a wide covered and fenced porch, and several windows at the front and side. Two women stand on the left side of the porch, looking towards the camera. Two children sit at and near the front steps of the house, respectively. A woman wearing a long bright dress stands on the lawn to the left of the house. She faces the camera. Across from the house, on the right of the photograph, a youth wearing a bright hat and jacket with dark trousers, leans against a skinny immature tree. Behind the youth, in the distance, are smaller buildings. At the bottom middle of the photograph inscribed in ink is: [Fiss illegible]. There are no markings on the reverse of the photographic card.
place: label: Place captured
content: Fort Brown, Brownsville, Cameron 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: Children
label: Topic
content: Domestic life
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1865-1921
label: Topic
content: Women
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: 2013.244.6
objectType: label: Type
content: cartes-de-visite
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) and cardboard
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Image and Sheet): 2 1/8 x 3 11/16 in. (5.4 x 9.3 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Mount): 2 3/8 x 3 15/16 in. (6.1 x 10 cm)