Compiled by
Smith, Lewis Curtis, American, 1921 - 1997
Subject of
Tuskegee Airmen, 1941 - 1946
Smith, Lewis Curtis, American, 1921 - 1997
Date
1943-1944
Medium
paper, adhesive, silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (2015.272.13a image): 6 5/8 × 4 5/8 in. (16.8 × 11.7 cm)
H x W (2015.272.13a sheet): 6 7/8 × 4 15/16 in. (17.5 × 12.5 cm)
H x W (2015.272.13b image): 6 11/16 × 4 5/8 in. (17 × 11.7 cm)
H x W (2015.272.13b sheet): 6 13/16 × 4 15/16 in. (17.3 × 12.5 cm)
H x W (page): 8 7/16 × 10 13/16 in. (21.5 × 27.5 cm)
Description
Page 13 of a photograph album (2015.272) owned by Lewis Curtis Smith. The black colored page contains two black and white gelatin silver printphotographs.
2015.272.13a: On the left side of the page is a photograph of Lewis Curtis Smith. He is sitting on an ornate handrail and wearing a bomber jacket. A handwritten ink inscription on the photograph says “99th Ftr. Sqd. / Officers’ Qtrs. Naples – 1943-4.”
2015.272.13b: On the right side of the page is a photograph of Lewis Curtis Smith. He is wearing a leather jacket and hat and is smiling at the camera.
Place captured
Naples, Campania, Napoli, Italy, Europe
Classification
Media Arts-Photography
Type
gelatin silver prints
portraits
photograph albums
Topic
Aeronautics
Military
Tuskegee Airmen
World War II
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Victoria L.Thornton and Family
Object number
2015.272.13ab
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd51519b6ec-ae63-41db-af11-94048957b125

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