Tintype of a Buffalo Soldier and his wife
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1870
name: label: Photograph by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Man or Men
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Woman or Women
notes: label: Description
content: A tintype photograph depicting a Buffalo soldier and his wife. A Buffalo Soldier dressed in a dark hat, jacket, and trousers, is seated in a wooden chair and looks directly at the camera. His wife stands beside him with her proper left hand on his shoulder. She wears a long bright dress with puffy sleeves. There are no markings on the reverse of the tintype.
place: label: Place captured
content: 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: Families
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: 2013.244.1
objectType: label: Type
content: tintypes
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: collodion and silver on iron with lacquer
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Image and Sheet): 3 9/16 x 2 5/16 in. (9 x 5.9 cm)