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Tintype of Theodore Tennant

1864-1865

Smithsonian NMAAHC collection

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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 black-and-white photograph of Theodore Tennant found on page 13 of 2014.88a-r. He is wearing a buttoned up jacket with epaulettes on the shoulders and a kepi in the portrait. A bugle insignia is on the top of his kepi, which is pushed down into the brim of the hat. His head is tilted slightly to the right side of the photograph. His name is inscribed below the photograph on the same page.

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Catalog reference: 2014.88m

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