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Cabinet card of a Buffalo Soldier, Pvt. Thomas White, Co. B, 24th U.S. Infantry

1899

Vancouver, Clark County, Washington, United States, North and Central America

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Source catalog description

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

A black-and-white photograph of an African American man wearing a military uniform facing center, seated on a tree stump. He leans his right arm on the stump, and his left leg is crossed over his right. He is holding a pair of white gloves in his right hand. A bandolier is draped over the stoop, and a dagger hangs from the bandolier.

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Catalog reference: 2014.37.5

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