| Creator |
Willard, Oliver H., -1875. |
| Contributor |
McAllister, John A. 1822-1896, collector. |
| Title |
"A guard of colored soldiers" [graphic]. |
| Publisher |
[Philadelphia] : [Oliver H. Willard] |
| Date |
[ca. 1864] |
| Physical Description |
1 photograph : albumen on card mount ; mount 10 x 6 cm (4 x 2.5 in.) (carte de visite format) |
| Description |
Full-length group portrait depicting three African American Union soldiers, attired in uniform, standing with bayoneted Springfield
rifle muskets and non-commissioned officer swords in hand. The soldiers include a sergeant (center left) who wears a regular
belt plate, three chevrons on his sleeve, a kepi with a tarred cover, and a non-commissioned officer baldrick on his sword.
The African American private (center) wears an infantry bugle and brass insignia on top of his kepi. The private (right) wears
an unadorned kepi. In the left, is a white man soldier, probably a junior officer, attired in a great coat and slouch hat
and holding possibly an 1850 foot officer's sword. Possibly soldiers from Camp William Penn, the African American training
camp near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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| Notes |
Title from manuscript note on recto. |
|
Name of photographer/publisher attributed from copy of photograph available in Hindman February 27, 2024 auction. Copy included
revenue stamp and was stamped on verso: O.H. Willard's New Galleries, 1203 Chestnut St. No. [4485] Phl. Copy of listing included
in Willard research file at repository.
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Date inferred from revenue stamp on verso of copy at Hindman auction, February 2024. |
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Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of Civil War views. McAllister Collection, gift, 1886. |
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Description revised 2024 with information from 2024 Hindman auction listing. |
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Access points revised 2024. |
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Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the
Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom
Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
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| Subject |
African American men. |
|
African American soldiers. |
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Bayonets -- United States. |
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Rifles -- United States. |
|
Soldiers -- Union. |
| Geographic subject |
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Participation, African American. |
|
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Military personnel. |
| Genre |
Albumen prints -- 1860-1870. |
|
Cartes de visite -- 1860-1870. |
|
Group portraits -- 1860-1870. |
| Provenance |
McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| cdv portraits- group - Military [5779.F.3d] |
| Accession number |
5779.F.3d |
