Cabinet card of Chaplain Allen Allensworth

Walter L. Elrod, American, 1862 - 1902 · January 15, 1889

In this earliest known photograph of a young Rev. Allen Allensworth (three years into his 20-year service), the Chaplain is captured while stationed with the Buffalo Soldiers in the Territory of New Mexico. The back of the card advertises several lectures available to be given by the distinguished orator in the United States and abroad.