Unidentified. In black thermoplastic case with brass hinges and red velvet liner; Preserver and mat: brass decorated with eagle, 2 American flags, cannon, and E Pluribus Unum set in a red velvet liner; tintype with cover glass of an African American Union soldier with a moustache and beard, holding a pistol across his chest. His buttons and belt buckle are hand-colored in gold paint. The hand-coloring on the buckle reads "Z O" Case: thermoplastic, brass, and fabric. Preserver and mat: brass and paper (?) ; Tintype: iron, silver, collodion, varnish, lacquer, glass

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Size: 3000px × 1795px
Photo credit: © History of America / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: america, american, americana, archival, archive, artefact, artistic, cultural, culture, heritage, historical, history, museum, object, states, traditional, united, vintage