[AFRICAN AMERICANA - EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. CDV-sized tintype of a group of men in uniform, incl. African American subject.

2 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. tintype portrait of a group of 10 men dressed in the same uniform posed before a simple studio backdrop (bends and creases to plate). Each has a ribbon pinned to his jacket. The subject seated on the floor at center is African American.