Photograph by:

Robert S. Scurlock, American, 1916 - 1994  Search this

Subject of:

Major Lee Rayford, American  Search this

301st Fighter Squadron, American, 1942 - 1945  Search this

Medium:

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 13 7/8 × 11 in. (35.2 × 27.9 cm)

Type:

gelatin silver prints

Place captured:

Italy, Europe

Date:

1944-1945

Description:

A black-and-white photograph of Maj. Lee Rayford standing in front of a P-47 Thunderbolt. Maj. Rayford is pictured in the bottom half of the photo from his torso up. He is wearing a flight helmet with goggles. Behind Maj. Rayford is the front of a P-47 Thunderbolt with four propellers showing.

Topic:

African American  Search this

Military  Search this

Photography  Search this

Transportation  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 the Scurlock family

Object number:

TA2014.306.2.3.6

Restrictions & Rights:

© Robert Scurlock

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Collection title:

Scurlock Family Archive

Classification:

Archival Collections

Photographs and Still Images

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

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EDAN-URL:

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