Boudoir photograph of Buffalo Soldiers escorting a stage coach

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A Boudoir photograph of a Buffalo Soldier regiment escorting a stage-coach. Riding horses and carrying long guns, a company of Buffalo Soldiers ride alongside a stage-coach across a wide geography of short grass. There is a large body of water behind the soldiers at the upper left of the photograph. Large hills are captured in the upper right of the photograph. On the reverse of the photographic card are various graphite inscriptions and typed marks. One inscription, in the middle, reads: [GROUP OF NEGRO SOLDIERS & 2 OFFICERS ESCORTING A U. S. / STAGE COACH. MOST SOLDIERS ARE FULLY EQUIPPED INCLUDING / CARBINES.]. The marks at the bottom of the card, in black ink, read: [F. JAY HAYNES, / OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHER N.P.R.R. / 329 JACKSON ST., ST. PAUL, MINN. / SEND FOR / CATALOGUES OF / VIEWS. / NORTHERN PACIFIC / YELLOWSTONE PARK, / PACIFIC COAST AND ALASKA.].

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