Compiled by
Smith, Lewis Curtis, American, 1921 - 1997
Subject of
Tuskegee Airmen, 1941 - 1946
Date
1943-1944
Medium
paper, adhesive, silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (2015.272.17a image): 2 1/8 × 3 7/16 in. (5.4 × 8.7 cm)
H x W (2015.272.17a sheet): 2 5/16 × 3 1/2 in. (5.8 × 8.9 cm)
H x W (2015.272.17b image): 2 3/16 × 3 1/2 in. (5.6 × 8.9 cm)
H x W (2015.272.17b sheet): 2 5/16 × 3 9/16 in. (5.8 × 9 cm)
H x W (2015.272.17c image): 2 1/8 × 3 3/8 in. (5.4 × 8.5 cm)
H x W (2015.272.17c sheet): 2 5/16 × 3 1/2 in. (5.8 × 8.9 cm)
H x W (2015.272.17d image): 2 1/16 × 3 3/8 in. (5.3 × 8.5 cm)
H x W (2015.272.17d sheet): 2 5/16 × 3 7/16 in. (5.8 × 8.7 cm)
H x W (2015.272.17e image): 2 3/16 × 3 3/8 in. (5.5 × 8.5 cm)
H x W (2015.272.17e sheet): 2 5/16 × 3 9/16 in. (5.8 × 9 cm)
H x W (2015.272.17f image): 2 1/8 × 3 3/8 in. (5.4 × 8.5 cm)
H x W (2015.272.17f sheet): 2 5/16 × 3 9/16 in. (5.8 × 9 cm)
H x W (2015.272.17g image): 2 1/16 × 3 3/8 in. (5.3 × 8.5 cm)
H x W (2015.272.17g sheet): 2 5/16 × 3 1/2 in. (5.9 × 8.9 cm)
H x W (page): 8 7/16 × 10 13/16 in. (21.5 × 27.5 cm)
Description
Page 17 of a photograph album (2015.272) owned by Lewis Curtis Smith. The black colored page contains seven black and white gelatin silver print photographs.
2015.272.17a: At the top left corner of the page the picture is of a hallway with pillars from a Roman ruin.
2015.272.17b: At top center of the page the picture is of steps leading down into a Roman coliseum.
2015.272.17c: At the top right corner of the page the picture is of a Roman room with a fountain in the center. An inscription above the picture reads “Pompeii.”
2015.272.17d: At the center of the page the picture is of broken steps leading down into a Roman coliseum. An inscription above the picture reads “Coliseum.”
2015.272.17e: At the bottom left corner of the page the picture is of Roman ruins along a cobblestone road.
2015.272.17f: At the bottom center of the page the picture is of a mural depicting animals
2015.272.17g: At the bottom right of the page the picture is of a Roman coliseum.
Place captured
Pompeii, Campania, Napoli, Italy, Europe
Classification
Media Arts-Photography
Type
gelatin silver prints
photograph albums
Topic
Aeronautics
Military
Travel
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
2015.272.17a-g
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd51fa75213-3168-4a9f-98f5-d0592aa4cf92

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