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[Charles Young, full-length portrait, seated, facing left, in military dress uniform] – Historic Photograph Print

[Charles Young, full-length portrait, seated, facing left, in military dress uniform], [between 1915 and 1920] — historic photograph
[Charles Young, full-length portrait, seated, facing left, in military dress uniform], [between 1915 and 1920]. Historic photograph from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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[Charles Young, full-length portrait, seated, facing left, in military dress uniform]

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Charles Young, the subject of this full-length seated portrait, was only the third Black graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, in 1889. He went on to serve with the Buffalo Soldiers of the 9th and 10th Cavalry regiments and became the highest-ranking Black officer in the regular army of his day. Here he wears his military dress uniform and sits turned to the left, a formal pose that reflects how carefully he presented his rank. The picture comes from the NAACP's visual records, which reflects the organization's work in the 1910s to challenge racial barriers, including the exclusion of Black officers from wartime service.

Created / published[between 1915 and 1920]
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePortrait photographs 1910-1920.Photographic prints 1910-1920.
NotesForms part of: Visual Materials from the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Records. Collection finding aid available.
SubjectsYoung, Charles,--1864-1922--Military service.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,039 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-137335

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