Compiled by
Smith, Lewis Curtis, American, 1921 - 1997
Photograph by
Unidentified
Subject of
Tuskegee Airmen, 1941 - 1946
Unidentified Man or Men
Date
1943
Medium
paper, adhesive, silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (2015.272.17a image): 9 9/16 × 9 3/4 in. (24.3 × 24.7 cm)
H x W (2015.272.17a sheet): 11 1/4 × 9 13/16 in. (28.6 × 24.9 cm)
H x W (page 17): 8 7/16 × 10 13/16 in. (21.5 × 27.5 cm)
Description
Page 18 of a photograph album (2015.272) owned by Lewis Curtis Smith. The black colored page contains one black and white photograph (2015.272.17a). The photograph depicts three AT-6 training aircraft flying in formation. The pilots are looking towards the camera. Handwritten in black ink at the center of photograph is: [AT-6 Formation - "Stacked Up" Echelon / Tuskegee Army Air Field, Ala.]
Place captured
Macon County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Media Arts-Photography
Type
gelatin silver prints
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
2015.272.18a
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5fe42b142-927d-4cf8-b502-0065409f35bc

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