Cabinet Card

Photograph

The Salvation Army Central Territory Museum

Name/Title

Cabinet Card

Entry/Object ID

2025.1.129

Description

Photo of Lizzie Evans, age 4, alleged to be the first junior soldier in Central Territory. She is wearing a dark colored dress, thick stockings, boots, and a bonnet. She is holding a tambourine and has a shield shaped pin on the bodice of her dress. The bottom edge of the card has text "Cabinet Portrait" with the photographer's name, L.W. Felt and location, Chicago, printed below that. The back of the cabinet card has a more extensive graphic advertising the L.W. Felt Studio / 215 East Chicago Ave / Chicago. A handwritten note in black ink identifies the subject in the photo.

Acquisition

Accession

2025.1

Source or Donor

Central Territory Museum - Found in Collection

Acquisition Method

Found in Collection

Credit Line

Central Territory Museum Collection

Made/Created

Studio

L.W. Felt Studio

Date made

1884 - 1900

Place

City

Chicago

County

Cook County

State/Province

Illinois

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Dimensions

Height

6-1/2 in

Width

4-1/4 in

Relationships

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