Photograph of a Buffalo Soldier holding a pair of gloves
date: label: Date
content: late 19th century
name: label: Photograph by
content: A. Millen
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Man or Men
notes: label: Description
content: A cabinet card photograph depicting a sepia toned image of an unidentified Buffalo Soldier sergeant holding a pair of gloves. He is wearing a dark colored uniform jacket with three chevrons on each sleeve, a necktie, white shirt and dark colored pants. A bar pin is attached to his left breast. His right arm is by his side. His left arm is bent at the elbow and resting on a tree stump. His right hand is holding a pair of gloves. His cavalry kepi hat is displayed on the tree stump next to the soldier’s arm. The man is standing on dried grass or hay in front of a panted background of a fence and sunflowers. Printed on the card beneath the photograph is “A. Millen.” The back of the card is blank.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
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: 2016.5.2.27
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 7/16 × 4 3/16 in. (16.3 × 10.7 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (image): 5 11/16 × 3 7/8 in. (14.4 × 9.9 cm)