Carte-de-visite of a boy named Sandy of Company A, 15th Pennsylvania Cavalry
date: label: Date
content: 1861-1865
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Sandy, American
label: Subject of
content: 15th Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment, American, 1862 - 1865
notes: label: Description
content: An albumen carte-de-visite of a boy identified as "Sandy" of Company A, 15th Pennsylvania Cavalry. Sandy is depicted sitting on a wooden ladder-back chair, facing directly towards the viewer and is smiling. He sits diagonally with his proper left arm folded over the top of the chair and his proper right leg resting on an upturned bucket, his proper right hand on his knee. He is wearing a slouch hat with a center-buttoned shirt, oversized pants, and boots. He is depicted against a plain background. There is a black double line border surrounding the outer edge image. Handwritten in black ink underneath the photograph is [Sandy. Co. A. 15th P.C.] On the verso is a later inscription in graphite that reads, [Servant in Co A, 15th PV Cav., former / slave. "The most / prominent negro singer / in the regt. See page / 208 of the regimental / history for a great / description.]
place: label: Place depicted
content: Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Child musicians
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: Music
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Singers (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Slavery
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
label: Topic
content: Youth
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Liljenquist Family 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 Liljenquist Family
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2018.105.5
objectType: label: Type
content: cartes-de-visite
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 photographic paper with ink and graphite on card mount
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 3 15/16 × 2 1/2 in. (10 × 6.3 cm)