Carte-de-visite of a Buffalo Soldier from the 24th Infantry Regiment

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A carte-de-visite of an unidentified soldier of Co. B, U.S. 24th Infantry Regiment.Captured in studio against a floor length cloth backdrop, an unidentified Buffalo Soldier gazes directly into the camera. He wears a uniform of bowtie, white shirt; dark button-down vest and jacket; bright trousers, and dress shoes. There are chevron and straight embroidered bars on both sleeves of his jacket. The chain of a pocket-watch hangs from his vest, through a buttonhole to his proper left vest pocket. His small uniform hat rests at the top of a large prop by his proper left leg. On the reverse of the photographic card is a grey sketch depicting three naked children, one riding atop a camera box on wheels. The child holds a whip in their proper right hand and rope “reins” that tug at the other two children who pull the camera cart.

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