Historical Portrait
24th Infantry Leaving Salt Lake City, Utah for Chattanooga, Tennessee, April 24th, 1898
Archive record
1 photographic print ; image 19 x 24 cm, on board 25 x 30.5 cm. | African American soldiers marching down main street, while pedestrians look on.
About this photograph
The photograph shows members of the 24th Infantry marching through Salt Lake City on April 24th, 1898, as they departed for Chattanooga, Tennessee. African American soldiers move in formation down the main street while civilians watch from the sidewalks.
The regiment was leaving Utah in April 1898, a date that places this movement in the opening weeks of the Spanish-American War, which began that month. The 24th Infantry was one of the regular army's African American regiments.
The Library of Congress record describes the scene but does not identify individual soldiers by name. The image measures roughly 19 by 24 centimeters, mounted on slightly larger board, a format common for documentary photographs of military movements in this period. The street scene captures both the disciplined column of troops and the public attention their departure attracted.
Compiled from the catalogue record and reference notes on the formats and events involved. The archive record above is the primary source.
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