A bust-length studio portrait of Union Major John B. Cook of the 22nd Colored Infantry Regiment turned slightly to the left. Cook has pale eyes and a small, neatly-trimmed mustache and goatee. Title from inscription on verso which reads "Truly ; J.B. Cook ; Major 22nd U.S.C.T. ; To P.T. Barnum ; Show Man".
United States. Army. Colored Infantry Regiment, 22nd (1864-1865) United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military personnel United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Pictorial works United States. Army--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Pictorial works Cartes-de-visite (card photographs) (aat) Photographs United States Civil War, 1861-1865. (aat)
Source
Levi S. Graybill papers. United States Civil War, Huntington Digital Library
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