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IDENTIFIED IMAGE OF A SPANISH AMERICAN WAR ERA
SOLDIER DRESSED IN HIS FIELD UNIFORM AND ARMED WITH A
KRAG RIFLE AND BAYONET HANGING FROM HIS MILLS LOOPED
CARTRIDGE BELT – POSED IN A KNEELING SKIRMISH POSITION -
SCARCE SAW ERA FIELD IMAGE:
This cabinet card
image of a Spanish American War era soldier not only
captured him posed on the firing line aiming his Krag
Rifle, but the image is identified on the reverse. He
is dressed in his field uniform - dark blue wool shirt,
khaki trousers, leggings and tan campaign hat - and in
addition to his Krag Rifle, he is also equipped with a
dark blue Mills looped cartridge belt with cartridges in
the loops and a Krag bayonet.
He is posed at
the wall of what appears to be a Spanish Colonial
fortification overgrown with tropical foliage. This
desirable outdoor view of a single solider showing this
amount of detail is considerably more unusual than the
standard in-house studio photographs of the period.
The image,
measuring 6 ½" x 4 ¼", was taken overseas, likely in
Cuba or the Philippine Islands and there is no
photographer information on the card. The image has a
light sepia tone and is in very good condition with no
damage or scuffing to the image surface and strong
edges.
On the reverse
of the card is an identifying inscription hand written
in pencil, “Private Baker, Co. M 2 Inf, Your Dad”. With
some research effort, it is very likely this soldier’s
service record and life history could be located.
Fresh from an
old estate, this would a nice image to display with a
grouping of Spanish American War artifacts. (0303) $125
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