- Created by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Lt. Colonel Charles J. Blackwood Sr., American, 1896 - 1982
- Date
- 1941-1945
- Medium
- photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 6 × 4 1/8 in. (15.3 × 10.5 cm)
- Description
- Photographic portrait of Major Charles J. Blackwood in full military dress during World War II. The photograph was taken in a studio with a blurred background. Blackwood is seated with his hands folded in his lap facing to the left of the image. He is wearing his officer's service cap, Sam Brown belt (wide belt, supported by a narrower strap passing diagonally over the right shoulder), and formal uniform jacket. The World War I Service medal can be seen on the jacket. The back of the photograph is blank.
- Place depicted
- United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- photographs
- portraits
- Topic
- Buffalo Soldiers
- Military
- Photography
- World War II
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Beverly J. Blackwood in memory of Charles J. Blackwood, Sr.
- Object number
- 2018.13.5.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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