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 of the S.S. Harriet Tubman before its launch mounted on a black paper page of a bound photograph album commemorating the event owned by Harriet Tubman's niece, Eva Stewart Northrup. This image depicts the ship in the slipway surrounded by scaffolding. The ship is adorned with striped bunting and flag streamers.

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:

2009.50.29.9

Restrictions & Rights:

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification:

Photographs and Still Images

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd538b5f82c-a696-486e-ace4-c9c37f490c03

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2009.50.29.9