Photograph of Fitz Lee
date: label: Date
content: 1899
name: label: Photograph by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Fitz Lee, American, 1866 - 1899
notes: label: Caption
content: Pvt. Fitz Lee served in Troop M, 10th Cavalry, during the Spanish American War. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions on June 30, 1898, while aboard the USS Florida at Tayabacoa, Cuba. A landing party from the ship attempted to link up with Cuban insurgents ashore but was ambushed. After their boats were sunk, at least 16 wounded survivors became prisoners. Private Lee and three other privates volunteered to go ashore and “in the face of the enemy” they rescued the wounded.
label: Description
content: A cabinet card photograph depicting a black and white image of Buffalo Soldier Fitz Lee. He is wearing a hat, white shirt and a striped necktie along with dark colored pants and jacket. Each sleeve of his jacket has a single chevron on it. The Medal of Honor is pinned to the left breast of his jacket. He is standing with his right arm resting on a chair back. A jacket with a single chevron on each sleeve is displayed draped over the back of the chair. 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
label: Topic
content: Spanish-American War, 1898
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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: 2016.5.2.49
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 1/8 in. (16.4 × 10.5 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (image): 5 7/16 × 3 7/8 in. (13.8 × 9.9 cm)