Title

Ambrotype of Qualls Tibbs, 5th Sergeant, 27th U.S.C.T., Camp Delaware, Ohio, 1864 - 1865. Creator: Unknown.

Caption

Ambrotype of an African-American soldier depicted seated on a wooden chair with one end of a P1853 Enfield musket held by his right hand near his right hip. The musket extends diagonally across his torso, its barrel held near his shoulder in the long fingers of his left hand; his left elbow rests on the top of the chair. He wears a dark-colored cap, dark-colored frock coat over a lapelled shirt, and light-colored trousers. His belt is closed with a metal plate buckle and a cartridge box belt crosses his chest. Metal on the uniform appears to have been touched up with gold paint, which has the unfortunate result of masking emblems on the kepi, belts, and buttons. The ambrotype is in a decorative gold case.

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Reference

HRM21A73_353

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

75,6Mb (3,5Mb) / 16,0in x 18,4in / 4789 x 5515 (300dpi)

Keywords

people black male man men country guy firearm weapon weapons gun guns museum color photography war location Armed Forces century soldiers soldier rifle concept African American African-American B&W afro-american Army warfare United States of America Colour 19th century black & white black and white B W weaponry American Civil War nineteenth century Union Army heritage American America USA Enfield musket photograph portrait united states Unknown cultural heritage Black History Heritage Art ambrotype National Museum of African American History and Culture NMAAHC portraits Heritage Art buffalo soldier ambrotypes