- Created by
- Samuel Ward Manufacturing Company, American, 1868 - c. 1930
- Subject of
- Tubman, Harriet, American, 1822 - 1913
- Northrup, Eva Stewart, American, 1890 - 1964
- Date
- 1944
- Medium
- cardboard with cloth and plastic
- Dimensions
- 10 3/8 x 13 1/2 x 1 1/4 in. (26.4 x 34.3 x 3.2 cm)
- Description
- A clothbound album with gilt stamping commemorating the christening of the Liberty ship S.S. Harriet Tubman owned by Harriet Tubman's niece, Eva Stewart Northrup. The album contains twelve large black and white photographs of the event, along with a newspaper clipping and a handwritten note.
- Place depicted
- South Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- photograph albums
- Topic
- Military
- 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
- Restrictions & Rights
- Samuel Ward MFG Co.
- Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




