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Tintype portrait of Creed Miller with star-shaped military identification pin

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Unidentified Creed Miller, American

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Tintype of Creed Miller, a soldier of the Kentucky 107th Regiment, Company E (and later Company C), United States Colored Troops. The tintype is encased in a copper scrolled frame with an oval window within a red velvet-lined, brown leather box. The tintype depicts Creed from the waist up in a dark overcoat, white collared shirt and bow-tie. His hair is styled and parted to the side. His miltary identification pin is fastened to the red velvet fabric on the interior of the case. The pin is a silver five pointed star with [C. MILLER / Co. E / 107 / USCT] engraved at center. The front and back of the case is brown leather with detailed scroll work consisting of vines and flowers. The case has a metal hook and eye closure.
Type:
Image
Format:
Iron And Collodion, Velvet And Leather And Wood
Rights:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Record Contributed By

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Record Harvested From

Smithsonian Institution

Keywords

  1. African American
  2. African Americans
  3. Civil War
  4. Military
  5. Miller, Creed
  6. Photography
  7. Slaver
  8. Slavery
  9. U.S. History, Civil War, 1861 1865
  10. United States
  11. United States Colored Troops

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