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Hafltone print portrait of an unidentified soldier

1890s

United States, North and Central America

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A relief halftone photoengraving print portrait of an unidentified soldier gazing to his right and wearing a dress uniform complete with frock coat, shoulder knots, and awards and medals. Included is an Army and Navy Union of the USA membership badge consisting of an eagle pin with a five-pointed pendant hanging from a stars-and-stripes ribbon. The portrait is inside a printed black double line frame. The reverse of the paper is blank.

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Catalog reference: 2009.31.25

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