- On View
- Military History Gallery
- Museum Maps
- Objects in this Location
- Photograph by
- Nicholas, Guy E., American, 1920 - 2008
- Published by
- New England Shipbuilding Corporation, American, 1943 - 1945
- Subject of
- 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 the liberty ship S.S. Harriet Tubman as it is launched down the slipway and into the Atlantic Ocean, mounted on a black paper page of a bound photograph album commemorating the event owned by Harriet Tubman's niece, Eva Stewart Northrup. The bow of the ship is depicted in the center of the image, surrounded by scaffolding. Two raised anchors feature prominently on either side of the ship and at the top is a striped banner with a large "V" victory symbol at the center. On each side of the ship are large letters reading [HARRIET TUBMAN]. The deck of the ship is loaded with sailors, shipwrights and others, many waving their hats in the air. There are also several men standing on either side of the shipway. There are no marks or inscriptions, front or back.
- Place depicted
- South Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Topic
- Military
- Photography
- Slavery
- Social reform
- Women
- World War II
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charles L. Blockson
- Object number
- 2009.50.29.7
- Restrictions & Rights
- © 1944 New England Shipbuilding Corporation
- Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.