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Tintype of George Washington

1864-1865

Smithsonian NMAAHC collection

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A black-and-white photograph of Corporal George Washington found on page 5 of 2014.88a-r. He is wearing a buttoned up jacket with epaulettes on the shoulders and a kepi in the portrait. His Kepi is straight atop his head. He is leaning slightly to the right side of the photograph. His name is inscribed below the photograph on the same page.

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Catalog reference: 2014.88e

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