Photograph by
Scurlock, Robert S., American, 1916 - 1994
Date
1942-1945
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W: 4 15/16 × 7 1/16 in. (12.5 × 17.9 cm)
Description
A black-and-white photograph of the inside of a military bunkhouse with four men on beds writing letters. There are five beds pictured left to right with a trunk at the foot of all but the fourth bed and additional suitcases atop the trunks on the second and third beds. The four men pictured are in various stages of dress. There is also a fifth man lying on the first bed with just his legs showing and a sixth man standing next to the first bed with just his left side showing. There are shelves with various objects placed on them next to each bed between the windows.
Collection title
Scurlock Family Archive
Classification
Archival Collections
Photographs and Still Images
Type
gelatin silver prints
Topic
Correspondence
Military
Photography
Tuskegee Airmen
World War II
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Scurlock family
Object number
TA2014.306.3.1.5
Restrictions & Rights
© Robert Scurlock
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53e9578cf-a41b-4f8d-88d7-0e6b7be72d1c

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