Antique Photograph WWI Era U. S. Army Calvery Horse Back Buffalo Soldiers RARE
RARE & HISTORIC PHOTOGRAPHIC DOCUMENTING OF UNITED STATES MILITARY HISTORY. WWI ERA PANORAMIC (WIDE-ANGLE) BLACK & WHITE PHOTOGRAPH. FRAMED IN THE MILITARY ISSUE FRAME OF THE ERA. MEASUREMENTS (approximate): Length 48″ x Height: 10 3/4″. This Photo is 4 Feet Long!! THE EXTREME RARITY OF THIS PHOTOGRAPH IS DUE TO. THE DOCUMENTING OF RACIALLY SEGREGATED UNITS INTO. CAUCASIAN, AFRICAN AMERICAN AND NATIVE AMERICAN / MEXICAN AMERICAN. THERE ARE 6 CALVARY UNITS WHO POSED FOR THIS PHOTOGRAPH AND THEY ARE SEGREGATED AS FOLLOWS. UNIT 1 – CAUCASIAN. UNIT 2 – CAUCASIAN. UNIT 3 – COLORED (AFRICAN AMERICAN) – BUFFALO SOLDIERS! All Black Regiments were established in 1866 for Western Expansion and Protection against Native Americans. Native Americans gave these units the nickname “Buffalo Soldiers” due to their dark complexion and fierce fighting style. The Native Americans respected these soldiers because they fought like Buffalo. This is basis the the Bob Marley song, “Buffalo Soldiers”. UNIT 4 – CAUCASIAN. UNIT 5 – NATIVE AMERICAN AND/OR MEXICAN AMERICAN. Almost never discussed or portrayed as a part of U. UNIT 6 – CAUCASIAN. Colors may vary due to lighting. Photograph is in good preowned condition for its age. The frame, while structurally solid, has experienced some wear such a chips and scratches. The ruggedness of the frame is in line with the ruggedness of the U.