Created by

Western Union, founded 1851

Eleanor Roosevelt, American, 1884 - 1962

Subject of

Gibson, Althea, American, 1927 - 2003

Baker, Bertram L., American, 1898 - 1985

Medium

ink on paper (fiber product)

Dimensions

H x W: 5 11/16 x 7 7/8 in. (14.4 x 20 cm)

Type

telegrams

Place depicted

Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York, United States, North and Central America

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

Date

July 30, 1951

Description

A telegram sent from Eleanor Roosevelt to Bertram Baker. It is stamped: [51 July 30 AM].

Topic

African American

Athletes

Communication

Tennis

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2009.27.3.1

Restrictions & Rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification

Documents and Published Materials

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Manufactured by

Aero Leather Clothing Co., American

Worn by

Crockett, Woodrow W., American, 1918 - 2012

Subject of

Tuskegee Airmen, 1941 - 1946

100th Fighter Squadron, American, 1942 - 1945

Medium

leather, cloth, metal, paint

Dimensions

H x W (Laid Flat): 26 1/4 x 24 in. (66.7 x 61 cm)

Waist: 19 1/2 in. (49.5 cm)

Chest (Across Shoulders): 18 1/2 in. (47 cm)

Inseam (Arm - shoulder to cuff): 24 in. (61 cm)

On Form: 30 x 33 x 15 1/2 in. (76.2 x 83.8 x 39.4 cm)

Type

bomber jackets

Place made

Beacon, Dutchess County, New York, United States, North and Central America

Date

1942

Description

A Type A-2 leather Tuskegee Airman jacket worn by Woodrow W. Crockett. The jacket is dark brown leather with a fabric lining. It has a snap-flap patch pocket on either size of the zipper at waist level with knit cuffs and waistband. On the left breast are three stitched patches. The uppermost is a rectangular leather patch with dark stamped letters reading [W. W. CROCKETT], the middle patch is also leather and rectangular and embossed with the US Army Air Forces pilot insignia, two feathered wings extending from a striped shield. Below this is a very faded painted leather patch whose decoration was once the insignia for the USAAF 100th Fighter Squadron, a winged feline perched on top of a globe. The paint is considerably deteriorated but remnants of the design in red, white, blue, yellow and brown paint are visible. On the PL shoulder is another circular patch, originally the emblem of the 15th Air Force. It is also significantly chipped but features a blue background beneath a white star with an embedded red circle and yellow wings. The number 15 appears between the wings. Across the back shoulders of the jacket is an oval area with stitching holes, indicating another patch, now missing, had been fixed there at some point.

Topic

African American

Clothing and dress

Military

Tuskegee Airmen

World War II

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Lt. Col. Woodrow W. Crockett

Object number

2012.43.1

Restrictions & Rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification

Clothing-Historical

Exhibition

Double Victory: The African American Military Experience

On View

NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 053

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture