Museum object · Photographs and Still Images
Photograph of a Tuskegee airman standing in front of an airplane
1944-1945
Smithsonian NMAAHC collection
Source catalog description
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 an unidentified Tuskegee airman leaning against the tail of an airplane. The airman is wearing a military uniform with boots. The plane has a star painted along the side, as well as a number "31," and is parked on a pierced steel airstrip. There are no marks or inscriptions, front or back.
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Catalog reference: 2015.63.2
