Portrait of Black soldier Private Co. I, 54th Mass. Infantry [ambrotype image]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03027 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: 1863 ca. Pagination: 1 cased image Height: 11.2 cm, Width: 8.6 cm Order a Copy
Unidentified soldier. (Identification based on insignia pinned on hat: "I 54".) Full length standing portrait of man sporting a moustache and carrying a bayonet and ammunition pouch on his belt. Paper and wood (floral design) case lacking cover. Brass mat by Dean & Emerson.
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