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.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd527d31a8d-38d1-4d82-81c4-5ff7c0c5156a

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