Museum object · Books and Published Materials
The Negro in World War II
1946
Smithsonian NMAAHC collection
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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.
Hardcover book with red rectangle in the center with white text [THE NEGRO/IN WORLD/WAR II]. Below the title in red text is the author [by John D. Silvera]. Radiating out from the middle are horizontal black stripes, increasing in size the further away they are from the middle. Between the black stripes is a white background. On the spine the title is listed in the center. Below the title is the author, in red text [John D. Silvera]. Near the base of the spine, in red, is the publisher [Military/Press/Inc.]. On the back cover in the lower left center, near the PR edge, is additional text in white [PHOTOTONE/Passaic, N.J.]. On the inside of the front cover in the upper left corner is a the owner signature and address in ink [Louis Beasley, 02276/Chaplain (Lt Col) USA/7871 st T(illegible) Gp/APO 800, USArmy].
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Catalog reference: 2013.205.11
