Oath of allegiance by last Point Lookout prisoners negative
Entry/Object ID
1995.001.1637
Description
Black and white negative 3 3/16" square of the left half of two photos taken during the ceremony at which the last prisoners at Point Lookout took the oath of allegiance to the United States. Four prisoners shared a Bible as they took the oath. The men were all in some semblance of uniform and had their possessions in piles at their feet. The person on the far right was cut in half. There is no key to the identity of the men, nor is the photographer identified.