Title

Buffalo Soldiers - African American Military Contributions 1866

Creator

U.S. Game Systems, Inc

Files

Creator Role

creator

Description

Playing cards in box - Buffalo Soldiers - Black Military Contributions 1866-Present. U.S. Game Systems, Inc. Features image of Black Union soldier on the front with an image of a Colin Powell playing card on the back. 3.75" x 2.5" There are fifty five cards and a box. Each card has historical figures printed on it. These historical figures include Colonel Benjamin Grierson, Dorie Miller, the Tuskegee Airmen and many others. created by U.S. Game Systems, Inc (American, 1968-present)

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Approximate Creation Date

ca. 2000

Measurement

3 1/2 x 2 1/2 inches

Materials and Techniques Display

ink on paper; mass production

Inscription

recto, top center:"Buffalo Soldiers/ - African American/ Military Contributions/ 1866..."

Subjects

African Americans--Military service--1880-1890; Soldiers--American--1880-1890; African Americans--History--1964-; Powell, Colin L; African Americans--History--1877-1964

Work Type

playing cards

Class

toys & games

Preferred Citation

[Physical ID#]: [Title], Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Mississippi State University Libraries.

Rights

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

ID

7680

Current Location

Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana (Mississippi State, Mississippi, United States)

Repository

Mississippi State University Libraries

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.