Full-length standing studio portrait of a Black cavalryman. Albumen CDV. Philadelphia: C. Evans, n.d. Photographer's imprint to mount verso.
An attractive portrait of a Black cavalryman. He stands in the photographer's studio, likely before deployment, wearing a long jacket, cavalry gauntlets, and a kepi. On his chest is a medal or pin that has been hand-colored in patriotic colors of red and blue.
[USCT, United States Colored Troops, Glory, 54th Massachusetts, Buffalo Soldiers, Black Soldiers] [African Americana, African American History, Black History, Slavery, Enslavement, Abolition, Emancipation] [Photography, Early Photography, Historic Photography, Daguerreotypes, Ambrotypes, Tintypes, Cased Images, Union Cases, Albumen Photographs, CDVs, Carte de Visites, Cartes de Visite, Carte-de-visite, Cartes-de-visite, CDV, Cabinet Cards, Stereoviews, Stereocards, Stereographs] [Civil War, Union, Confederate]
Some minor spotting, Crease to lower third.