On View
Military History Gallery
Exhibition
Double Victory: The African American Military Experience
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.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56b60676f-bb0f-45b5-961a-4ea69b39a96f

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