Studio Portrait of Medal of Honor Winner Benjamin Criswell

LIBI_002560_07821; An original carte de viste; 2 1/2" x 4 3/16" This image depicts Benjamin C. Criswell. He is wearing a military blouse showing the rank of sergeant. Half of his hair is cut shorter than the other half. The photo shows Criswell in an upper torso pose. Criswell was a Medal of Honor Winner. It was awarded for his rescue of Lt. B. Hodgson. “Plummer,’ 11338 Main Street, Wheeling, [WV]” is printed along the bottom of the mount. On verso, there is a handwritten note that reads: “B.C. Criswell”. The photo is in good condition. This image was taken by Plumer’s Studio, circa 1878. ; photographic; Courtesy of the National Park Service, Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument, LIBI_00256_07821, Plummer's Studio, "Studio Portrait of Medal of Honor Winner Benjamin Criswell," circa 1878