Museum object · Photographs and Still Images
Photographic portrait of Lt. Colonel Charles J. Blackwood
1941-1945
United States, North and Central America
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.
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.
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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13
Catalog reference: 2018.13.5.2
