Sujet

Carte-de-visite of Preston Taylor as a drummer with the 116th USCT, ca. 1866. Creator: Louis Isaac Prince.

Légende

An albumen carte-de-visite photograph, signed, of Preston Taylor, a drummer in the 116th United States Colored Troops. A dark haired young man, Preston Taylor, wears a soldier’s uniform jacket with three large buttons vertically attached, white detailing around his collar. Within the fading of Taylor’s image, below his jacket buttons, is his signature which reads: [Preston Taylor, Co. G, 116th U.S.C.T.]. The back of the albumen photograph has light stains at the top, and bears the ink printed name and address of the photographer: [L. I. PRINCE, / Photographer / 112 Caral and 8 St. Charles Sts., / (CORNER BUILDING) / Over Union Insurance Co., / New Orleans.]. At the bottom middle of the card is typed: [Additional Copies can be had when required.].

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM21A73_395

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

51,3Mo (2,2Mo) / 28,9cm x 44,5cm / 3416 x 5254 (300dpi)

Mots clés

people black male man men music arts country musician guy drummer museum photography war location Armed Forces century soldiers soldier concept African American African-American B&W afro-american Army warfare United States of America carte De Visite 19th century black & white black and white B W albumen print American Civil War nineteenth century Union Army heritage American America USA photograph portrait united states cultural heritage Black History Heritage Art carte-de-visite United States Colored Troops USCT National Museum of African American History and Culture NMAAHC Heritage Art cartes-de-visite albumen prints Louis Isaac Prince Prince Louis Isaac