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Portrait of Soldier Holding a Pistol

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Image ID

58651812


Item data

Title

Portrait of Soldier Holding a Pistol

Collection

Schomburg Tintype collection

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1860 - 1869 (Approximate)

Library Location

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: SCP 186133

Subjects

African American soldiers

Genres

Tintypes
Photographs

Physical Description

Tintypes
Extent: Overall: 3 1/2 x 3 1/4"
Sixth plate tintype housed in case.

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b22862563
Archives ID: 186133
Other local Identifier: NYPL2000.1.1
Archives EAD ID: 3386137
Archives Components ID: 1684957
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 17aa8500-61d5-013b-18b2-0242ac110003

Rights

The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Type Of Resource

Still Image

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MLA format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Portrait of Soldier Holding a Pistol" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1860 - 1869. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/17aa8500-61d5-013b-18b2-0242ac110003

APA format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1860 - 1869). Portrait of Soldier Holding a Pistol Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/17aa8500-61d5-013b-18b2-0242ac110003

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Portrait of Soldier Holding a Pistol" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 10, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/17aa8500-61d5-013b-18b2-0242ac110003

Wikipedia citation

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