Created by
Major Raney, Della Hayden, American, 1912-1987
Subject of
Tuskegee Institute, American, founded 1881
United States Army Air Force, American, 1941 - 1947
Date
1940-1945
Medium
ink on paper with leather cover
Dimensions
H x W x D: 13 × 10 5/16 × 1 13/16 in. (33 × 26.2 × 4.6 cm)
Description
A scrapbook created by Della Hayden Raney, the principal chief nurse at Tuskegee Army Airfield during World War II. The scrapbook has a leather cover with the Air Force Pilot crest and a depiction of three planes flying amidst a cloud. The bottom right corner of the front of the cover has text that reads: [TUSKEGEE ARMY FLYING SCHOOL]. The interior pages contain photographs, clippings, an Association of Military Surgeons' Certificate, a signed photograph of Colonel Bousefield, head of the African American Medical Group at Tuskegee, and other ephemera connected with the Tuskegee Flying School. The back cover is blank.
Place depicted
Tuskegee, Macon County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Documents and Published Materials
Media Arts-Photography
Memorabilia and Ephemera
Type
scrapbooks
Topic
HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
Medicine
Military
Nursing
Tuskegee Airmen
Women
World War II
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2014.63.81a-d
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd591d40caa-fe12-4daf-94c9-7225befb1f61

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