Compiled by
Smith, Lewis Curtis, American, 1921 - 1997
Subject of
Tuskegee Airmen, 1941 - 1946
White, Walter F., American, 1893 - 1955
Date
1943-1944
Medium
paper, adhesive, silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (2015.272.8a image): 2 5/16 × 3 1/4 in. (5.8 × 8.3 cm)
H x W (2015.272.8a sheet): 2 7/16 × 3 7/16 in. (6.2 × 8.7 cm)
H x W (2015.272.8b image): 2 1/8 × 3 3/8 in. (5.4 × 8.5 cm)
H x W (2015.272.8b sheet): 2 3/8 × 3 9/16 in. (6 × 9 cm)
H x W (2015.272.8c image): 3 1/2 × 2 7/16 in. (8.9 × 6.2 cm)
H x W (2015.272.8c sheet): 3 11/16 × 2 9/16 in. (9.4 × 6.5 cm)
H x W (2015.272.8d image): 2 5/16 × 3 1/4 in. (5.8 × 8.3 cm)
H x W (2015.272.8d sheet): 2 7/16 × 3 7/16 in. (6.2 × 8.8 cm)
H x W (2015.272.8e image): 2 5/16 × 3 7/16 in. (5.9 × 8.8 cm)
H x W (2015.272.8e sheet): 2 9/16 × 3 3/4 in. (6.5 × 9.5 cm)
H x W (page): 8 7/16 × 10 13/16 in. (21.5 × 27.5 cm)
Description
Page 8 of a photograph album (2015.272) owned by Lewis Curtis Smith. The black colored page contains five black and white gelatin silver print photographs.
2015.272.8a: At the top left of the page a photograph depicts a group of men looking at a sunken ship. The men are also on a ship looking towards a shoreline.
2015.272.8b: At the top right of the page is a photograph of people walking on a stairway in a city. Buildings are on both sides of the stairway. A man appears to be selling flowers on the right side of the photograph.
2015.272.8c: At the center of the page is Walter Francis White smoking a cigarette. He is in uniform and wearing glasses. A handwritten inscription above the photograph states "Walter White."
2015.272.8d: At the bottom left corner of the page a photograph depicts people rowing a boat. A city can be seen in the background.
2015.272.8e: At the bottom right of the page is a photograph of propaganda posters.
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
2015.272.8a-e
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5327b1454-ef0c-4942-b8e4-4f50f0686360

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