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Photograph of Eva Northrup preparing to christen the S.S. Harriet Tubman

June 3, 1944

South Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, United States, North and Central America

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A black-and-white photograph of Eva Stewart Northrup next to the stern of the S.S. Harriet Tubman, holding a ceremonial bottle of champagne adorned with ribbons, preparing to christen the ship. The photograph is mounted on a black paper page of a bound photograph album commemorating the event owned by Harriet Tubman's niece, Eva Stewart Northrup.

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Catalog reference: 2009.50.29.5

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