GREAT IMAGE OF A SPANISH AMERICAN WAR ERA
ENCAMPMENT - SOLDIERS IN FRONT OF THEIR TENT DRESSED IN
THEIR FIELD UNIFORMS AND ARMED WITH TRAPDOOR RIFLES -
SCARCE SAW ERA FIELD IMAGE:
This cabinet card
image of a Spanish American War era encampment capturing
five soldiers arranged in front of their wall tents and
cots. The soldiers are dressed in their field uniforms
- dark blue wool pullover shirts, sky blue wool
trousers, leggings and tan campaign hats - and wearing
tan Mills woven looped cartridge belts. Off to one
side, their Springfield Trapdoor Rifles are “stacked”,
each fitted with a bayonet. This is a desirable outdoor
view of soldiers on campaign showing considerable
detail, as opposed to the standard in-house studio
photographs of the period.
The image,
measuring 4” x 4” is mounted on a photographer’s card
stock measuring 5 ˝” x 5 ˝”, is numbered “40” in the
lower left hand corner and was likely one of a set of
images made of a unit’s deployment. There is no
photographer information on the card. The image has a
light sepia tone and is in excellent condition with no
damage or scuffing to the image surface and strong
edges.
Fresh from an
old estate, this would a nice image to display with a
grouping of Spanish American War artifacts. (0805) $150
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