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Photograph by:
Guy E. Nicholas, American, 1920 - 2008  Search this
Published by:
New England Shipbuilding Corporation, American, 1943 - 1945  Search this
Subject of:
Harriet Tubman, American, 1822 - 1913  Search this
Eva Stewart Northrup, American, 1890 - 1964  Search this
Medium:
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
Type:
gelatin silver prints
Place depicted:
South Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, United States, North and Central America
Date:
June 3, 1944
Description:
A black-and-white photograph depicting an aerial view of a crowd gathered to watch the christening and launching of the S.S. Harriet Tubman. The photograph is mounted on a black paper page of a bound photograph album commemorating the event owned by Harriet Tubman's niece, Eva Stewart Northrup.
Topic:
African American  Search this
Military  Search this
Photography  Search this
Slavery  Search this
Social reform  Search this
Women  Search this
World War II  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charles L. Blockson
Object number:
2009.50.29.11
Restrictions & Rights:
No Known Copyright Restrictions
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Media Arts-Photography
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d2207fb3-546e-4751-a4ae-e8118880db06
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2009.50.29.11