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Tintype of Christopher A. Wilson

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 Christopher Wilson found on page 7 of 2014.88a-r. He is wearing a Union band member’s jacket and hat. The jacket has herringbone form braids across the chest and epaulets at the shoulders. His hat is tilted slightly to his right. His name is inscribed below the photograph on the same page.

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Catalog reference: 2014.88g

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