Albumen print of U.S. 25th Infantry Regiment Company H
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1887
name: label: Photograph by
content: John C. H. Grabill, American, 1849 - 1903
label: Subject of
content: 25th Infantry Regiment, American, 1866 - 1946
label: Subject of
content: United States Army, American, founded 1775
notes: label: Description
content: A black-and-white albumen cabinet photograph of U.S. 25th Infantry’s H Company, Dakota Territory. Captured in formation outside a long wood and vinyl building, H Company soldiers, stand shoulder to shoulder in full infantry uniform with packs and blankets on their backs. Each man holds a long gun and looks away from the camera. At the bottom left of the photograph in faded white bold ink is: [ H company 25th / Infantry U.S.A. 1887 / Photo. By Grabill]. There are various graphite numerical inscriptions on the reverse of the photographs.
place: label: Place captured
content: United States, Great Plains, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: American West
label: Topic
content: Buffalo Soldiers
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1865-1921
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: 2013.244.23
objectType: label: Type
content: albumen 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: albumen and silver nitrocellulose on paper cardboard
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Image and Sheet): 6 x 8 5/16 in. (15.3 x 21.1 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Mount): 6 5/8 x 8 11/16 in. (16.8 x 22.1 cm)