656. BLACK SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR SOLDIER TAKEN BY BLACK PHOTOGRAPHER A fine cabinet card bearing an extremely rare combination of attributes, in that it pictures Pvt. Noble Young, Co. A. 9th Ohio Vols., an all-black unit, and was taken by Arthur Macbeth, a black photographer in Charleston, S.C.. On verso is his photographer's backstamp which, interestingly, bears an image of himself at center of the vignette, leaving no doubt as to his race. The 9th Ohio was the only black unit from Ohio during the Spanish-American War. Faded a bit from the middle, up, chipping to bottom of mount, overall good condition. A rare image. 300 - 400