- Created by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Tubman, Harriet, American, 1822 - 1913
- Northrup, Eva Stewart, American, 1890 - 1964
- Date
- June 3, 1944
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of two women at the christening of the S.S. Harriet Tubman, mounted on a black paper page of a bound photograph album commemorating the event owned by Harriet Tubman's niece, Eva Stewart Northrup. The women pose together in front of a large photograph of the ship, holding a piece of paper between them, and smiling at the camera. The photograph is labeled "MADAME WALKER" in blue ink.
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Topic
- Military
- Photography
- Slavery
- World War II
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charles L. Blockson
- Object number
- 2009.50.29.12
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




