- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Henry O. Flipper
- Date of Original:
- 1873/1877
- Subject:
- United States. Army--Officers
Men--New York (State)--West Point
African American men--New York (State)--West Point
Military uniforms
African American authors--New York (State)--West Point
United States. Army--African American troops
Authors, American--New York (State)--West Point
United States. Army. Cavalry, 10th
Flipper, Henry Ossian, 1856-1940 - Location:
- United States, New York, Orange County, 41.40214, -74.30557
United States, New York, Orange County, West Point, 41.39148, -73.95597 - Medium:
- black-and-white photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Henry O. Flipper was the first African American to graduate from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in New York.
Photograph of Henry O. Flipper. He poses in his military uniform, holding his belt with his left hand. He looks left.
Flipper was the first African American to graduate from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in New York. He was born to slaves Isabella and Festus Flipper on March 21, 1856, in Thomasville, Georgia. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/government-politics/henry-o-flipper-1856-1940/m-3365/
- Rights Holder:
- Courtesy of National Archives and Records Administration
National Archives and Records Administration - Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/government-politics/henry-o-flipper-1856-1940
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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