Compiled by
Smith, Lewis Curtis, American, 1921 - 1997
Subject of
Tuskegee Airmen, 1941 - 1946
Smith, Lewis Curtis, American, 1921 - 1997
Williams Smith, Ruth, American, 1924 - 2002
Williams, Archie Franklin, American, 1915 - 1993
Unidentified Woman or Women
Unidentified Man or Men
Date
1943-1944
Medium
paper, adhesive, silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (2015.272.21a image): 7 1/4 × 9 7/16 in. (18.4 × 23.9 cm)
H x W (2015.272.21a sheet): 7 13/16 × 9 13/16 in. (19.9 × 24.9 cm)
H x W (page): 8 7/16 × 10 13/16 in. (21.5 × 27.5 cm)
Description
Page 21 of a photograph album (2015.272) owned by Lewis Curtis Smith. The black colored page has one black and white gelatin silver print photograph attached to it (2012.272.21a). The photograph depicts men and women getting food from a buffet. The women are dressed formally and the men are dressed in military uniforms. Lewis Curtis Smith and Ruth Smith are at the center of the photograph holding plates of food. Two men at the center of the image are labeled. The labels say “Archie Williams” and “Ace Lawson.”
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
2015.272.21a
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd587b058a0-d9f6-4eff-ba08-7d086c0cea94

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