Photograph by
Unidentified
Subject of
Chief Anderson, Charles Alfred Sr., American, 1907 - 1996
General James, Daniel Jr., American, 1920 - 1978
Lieutenant General James, Daniel III, American
Otis Air National Guard Base, American, founded 1938
United States Air Force, American, founded 1947
Date
August 1955
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Sheet): 3 7/16 × 4 15/16 in. (8.8 × 12.5 cm)
H x W (Image): 3 3/16 × 4 3/4 in. (8.1 × 12 cm)
Description
A black and white photograph of Charles A. "Chief” Anderson with General Daniel "Chappie" James, Jr. and his son, Daniel James III, in front of a United States Airforce plane at Otis Air National Guard Base. Both James, Jr. and Anderson, pictured left and right respectively, are wearing fighter pilot uniforms and flight helmets with visors and masks. Behind them is a fighter plane with the partial text [US AIR FO] visible on the side of the plane. In the top left corner of the image is James III, standing in the open cockpit. He is wearing a white tee-shirt with a diamond-shaped graphic on the front. The date is printed on the left edge of the photograph, in the border. The border edge on the bottom of the photograph has been cropped. The back of the photograph is blank.
Place captured
Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
gelatin silver prints
portraits
Topic
Families
Fatherhood
Men
Military
Photography
Tuskegee Airmen
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charles Alfred Anderson, Jr. in memory of Chief C. Alfred Anderson
Object number
2015.57.2
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5361754d9-19d5-4029-986e-c4626a3ca6ed

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