Compiled by
Smith, Lewis Curtis, American, 1921 - 1997
Subject of
Tuskegee Airmen, 1941 - 1946
Williams Smith, Ruth, American, 1924 - 2002
Smith, Lewis Curtis, American, 1921 - 1997
Date
1943-1945
Medium
paper, adhesive, silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (2015.272.3a image): 6 7/16 × 4 1/2 in. (16.4 × 11.4 cm)
H x W (2015.272.3a sheet): 6 3/4 × 4 3/4 in. (17.2 × 12.1 cm)
H x W (2015.272.3b image): 5 1/16 × 3 1/16 in. (12.9 × 7.8 cm)
H x W (2015.272.3b sheet): 5 3/8 × 3 3/8 in. (13.7 × 8.5 cm)
H x W (page): 8 7/16 × 10 13/16 in. (21.5 × 27.5 cm)
Description
Page 3 of a photograph album (2015.272) owned by Lewis Curtis Smith. The black colored page contains two black and white gelatin silver print photographs.
2015.272.3a: On the left side of the page is a portrait of Ruth Smith in profile. The photograph has a handwritten inscription in the bottom left corner reading "Yours, / Ruth."
2015.272.3b: On the right side of the page is a portrait of Lewis Curtis Smith.
Classification
Media Arts-Photography
Type
gelatin silver prints
portraits
photograph albums
Topic
Aeronautics
Families
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
2015.272.3ab
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59d0126f1-b26f-4bb9-ac14-c8d2b64f32c9

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