- 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 S.S. Harriet Tubman before its launch mounted on a black paper page of a bound photograph album commemorating the event owned by Harriet Tubman's niece, Eva Stewart Northrup. This image depicts the ship in the slipway surrounded by scaffolding. The ship is adorned with striped bunting and flag streamers.
- Place depicted
- South Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- 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
- 2009.50.29.9
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




