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Compiled by:
Lewis Curtis Smith, American, 1921 - 1997  Search this
Subject of:
Tuskegee Airmen, 1941 - 1946  Search this
Wilson V. Eagleson, American, 1920 - 2006  Search this
Lemuel Rodney Custis, American, 1915 - 2005  Search this
Clinton Bernard Mills, American, 1919 - 1985  Search this
Unidentified Man or Men  Search this
Medium:
paper, adhesive, silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions:
H x W (2015.272.7a image): 2 5/16 × 3 1/2 in. (5.8 × 8.9 cm)
H x W (2015.272.7a sheet): 2 9/16 × 3 3/4 in. (6.5 × 9.5 cm)
H x W (2015.272.7b image): 2 1/8 × 3 3/8 in. (5.4 × 8.5 cm)
H x W (2015.272.7b sheet): 2 3/8 × 3 9/16 in. (6 × 9.1 cm)
H x W (2015.272.7c image): 2 5/16 × 3 9/16 in. (5.9 × 9 cm)
H x W (2015.272.7c sheet): 2 9/16 × 3 11/16 in. (6.5 × 9.4 cm)
H x W (2015.272.7d image): 2 3/8 × 3 1/4 in. (6 × 8.2 cm)
H x W (2015.272.7d sheet): 2 1/2 × 3 7/16 in. (6.4 × 8.7 cm)
H x W (2015.272.7e image): 2 1/8 × 3 3/8 in. (5.4 × 8.6 cm)
H x W (2015.272.7e sheet): 2 3/8 × 3 9/16 in. (6 × 9.1 cm)
H x W (page): 8 7/16 × 10 13/16 in. (21.5 × 27.5 cm)
Type:
gelatin silver prints
portraits
photograph albums
Date:
1943-1944
Description:
Page 7 of a photograph album (2015.272) owned by Lewis Curtis Smith. The black colored page contains five photographs. A handwritten inscription at the top center of the page says “Tina??” Three of the photographs have inscriptions next to them.
2015.272.7a: At the top right corner of the page is a photograph of a group of men talking. They are standing in front of tents. They are smiling and some of the men are wearing flight gear.
2015.272.7b: At the top right corner of the page is a photograph of a group of men watching a digging machine. A handwritten label underneath the photograph reads “Trench Digger.”
2015.272.7c: At the center of the page is a photograph of four men talking. They are standing in front of tents. A handwritten inscription above the photograph lists the names of the four individuals in the photograph.
2015.272.7d: At the bottom left corner of the page is a photograph of two airplanes next to trees. Men are walking towards the airplanes.
2015.272.7e: At the bottom right corner of the photograph is a photograph of men working on airplanes.
Topic:
African American  Search this
Aeronautics  Search this
Military  Search this
Tuskegee Airmen  Search this
World War II  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Victoria L.Thornton and Family
Object number:
2015.272.7a-e
Restrictions & Rights:
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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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/fd57aad974d-2521-4778-b5a0-4d0f014942c5
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2015.272.7a-e