Custer, George Armstrong in Military Uniform on Postcard

Photograph

St. Joseph Museums

George A. Custer Photo on Postcard, 1876

Name/Title

Custer, George Armstrong in Military Uniform on Postcard

Entry/Object ID

P2018.2.74

Description

Custer, George Armstrong in Military Uniform on Postcard. Sepia print of Custer in Military guard with epaulets, etc., brass button front. Short hair & wooly mustache. Caption: "Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer (1836-1876). A distinguished Civil War officer, the glorious "boy general" latter became the famous commander of the 7th Cavalry. In 1876 Custer was ordered to subdue the 'hostile' Cheyenne and Sioux. His overzealous determination ended at the Battle of Little Bighorn-Custer's Last Stand." Photo graph by Jose Maria Moro, 1876 Published in 2010 by Azusa Publishing LLC, Englewood, Colorado.

Collection

Marshall & Melanie White

Made/Created

Studio

Artcrafts Engraving Company

Date made

1875

Place

City

St. Joseph

State/Province

Missouri

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Civil wars

Search Terms

Indian Wars, Custer, George A.

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Printsize: 4" x 5¾" on white postcardd

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Dec 11, 2018

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

George A. Custer