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Image and Text: From Furs to Fighting
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IMAGE 1 of 6: Rifle cartridges
DESCRIBING: A color photo of a stack of 6 rifle cartridges.
SYNOPSIS: A color photo of a small stack of six .30-60 Springfield and .45-70 rifle cartridges. All of the metal cartridges are cylindrical with a round, flat side positioned closest to the camera with an additional circle stamped into it. The other ends of the cartridges appear to be nearly flattened from use. On the bottom row, one silver metal cartridge is placed sideways, facing away from the viewer at a 45-degree angle. Resting on top of this cartridge is a row of three cartridges, and on top of that, a row of two cartridges.
IN-DEPTH DESCRIPTION: The five stacked cartridges are brass colored, with some areas worn away to show silver-colored metal beneath. One cartridge has deteriorated further and seems to have pink splotches on it. Light reflects off of the silver metal cartridge, which looks smooth despite patches of oxidation and deterioration.
CAPTION: A few of the many rifle cartridges found here.
CREDIT: NPS / FOVA
IMAGE 2 of 6: Bugle
DESCRIBING: A color photo of a 19th century brass bugle.
SYNOPSIS: A color photo of a 19th century brass bugle with some dents and scratches. The bugle is placed on its side at a 45-degree angle, with the silver mouthpiece on the left and the bell facing right. The bell's body curves toward the mouthpiece and downwards, looping around to create an elongated oval shape with two vertical hand grips between the mouthpiece and bell. Light reflects against the instrument's brass features. The silver mouthpieces has some areas of brown or copper discoloration.
CAPTION: Private Moriarty blew his bugle to send messages at the post.
CREDIT: NPS / FOVA
IMAGE 3 of 6: Eagle emblem
DESCRIBING: A color photo depicting a bronze emblem of an eagle.
SYNOPSIS: A color photo depicting a bronze eagle emblem. Light reflects off the eagle's wings, especially on the eagle's right wing, while the rest of the body and features are a darker brown color. The eagle has its thickly feathered wings spread out as it holds a long, thin banner in its beak that curves over its head and across the eagle's right wing; "E Pluribus Unum" is written on the banner. On the eagle's body is a shield with two rows of seven stars, vertical stripes below the stars, and a larger number 14 attached over the stripes. The eagle also has two taloned feet, and a thick, feathery tail in between. The eagle is holding two objects gripped in each of its talons: its left talon holds a bundle of arrows with the tips broken off, and its right talon holds an olive branch with lush, wide leaves. The eagle's head faces to its left.
CAPTION: An eagle emblem decorated a 14th Infantry helmet.
CREDIT: NPS / FOVA
IMAGE 4 of 6: Oak-leaf emblem
DESCRIBING: A color photo of a brass oak-leaf emblem.
SYNOPSIS: A color photo of a brass oak-leaf emblem. The emblem has eight oak leaves sprouting from a circular center, with each leaf having around five rounded lobes. The emblem is light bronze color, with a few discolored spots in the center of the emblem, as well as on most of the leaves. The emblem is domed to fit the top of a helmet and has a hole in the center.
CAPTION: This oak-leaf emblem carried a plume for a soldier’s hat.
CREDIT: NPS / FOVA
IMAGE 5 of 6: Telescope
DESCRIBING: A color photo of a metal telescope.
SYNOPSIS: A color photo of a brass metal telescope. The telescope is placed on its side at a 45-degree angle, with the eyepiece on the left side, and the objective lens facing right. Light reflects along the top of the entire telescope. Faint black lines are incised along the optical tube, the long body of the telescope in between the eyepiece and optical lens. The eyepiece is made up of three collapsing tubes, while the lens is made up of two.
CAPTION: Civilian Jehu Switzler used his telescope to scout road locations.
CREDIT: NPS / FOVA
IMAGE 6 of 6: Buffalo Soldiers
DESCRIBING: A black and white photograph of many Buffalo Soldiers.
SYNOPSIS: A black and white photograph depicting African American Buffalo Soldiers wearing 19th century Army uniforms lined up side-by-side in an open field with long rifles held in their white-gloved hands. The soldiers, who are all young men, are seen from the side. Their expressions are serious. Most of the soldiers face forward, towards the left side of the photograph, but a couple are looking at the camera. The soldiers stand in two rows starting from the bottom right of the photograph and extending diagonally all the way to the near-top left corner, making the exact number of soldiers uncountable.
IN-DEPTH DESCRIPTION: Each soldier wears a military uniform, including a dark long-sleeved, collared shirt, long dark pants and dark boots to match. The soldiers also wear light-colored, wide-brimmed hats with either a Montana peak or a single crease at the top. The soldiers are wearing belts with bayonets attached. The butts of their rifles are resting on the ground, and each soldier holds his rifle by the barrel with one hand stacked on the other. The soldiers are standing in a uniform way, with their left foot forward and their right foot angled behind their left foot.
The soldiers stand in a dirt-covered field with sparse vegetation. In the background, there are grassy fields, small white houses and tall bushy trees against a light gray sky.
CAPTION: African American troops, known as Buffalo Soldiers, were stationed at the military post after fighting in the Spanish-American War of 1898.
CREDIT: Library of Congress/J.F. Jarvis
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