Photograph of members of the 55th Massachusetts Infantry
date: label: Date
content: 1863-1865
name: label: Photograph by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: 55th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, American, 1863 - 1865
label: Subject of
content: George Thompson Garrison, American, 1836 - 1904
label: Owned by
content: William Lloyd Garrison, American, 1805 - 1879
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Man or Men
notes: label: Description
content: A photograph of 59 members of the 55th Massachusetts Infantry in uniform. The image features two (2) rows of people, with the back row of men standing and the front row of men either kneeling or lounging. The soldiers stand outside with a row of trees in the background. The image is on photo paper and has been adhered to a larger backing. The image has discoloration throughout, especially on the back. There are no inscriptions, front or back.
place: label: Place captured
content: Readville, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Slavery
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: Slavery and Freedom Objects
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 of the Garrison Family in memory of George Thompson Garrison
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.115.5
objectType: label: Type
content: photographs
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
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Image): 10 5/8 × 15 13/16 in. (27 × 40.2 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Sheet): 14 11/16 × 20 in. (37.3 × 50.8 cm)