Photograph of soldiers with their wives or sweethearts at Fort Huachuca
date: label: Date
content: 1942-1945
name: label: Photograph by
content: Robert S. Scurlock, American, 1916 - 1994
label: Subject of
content: Lt. Colonel Charles J. Blackwood Sr., American, 1896 - 1982
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Man or Men
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Woman or Women
notes: label: Description
content: A photographic image of six military men, including Lt. Colonel Charles J. Blackwood, and six women taken at Fort Huachuca. The photograph is taken on the stairs in front of a building with the sign, [OFFICER'S MESS]. All the men are in army uniforms consisting of a dark colored shirt with a tie tucked in, light colored paints, and garrison caps. One man on the left of the image is wearing a jacket over his shirt. Blackwood is featured in the front of the group standing with a women whose wrist is tucked into around arm. The woman is wearing a fur overcoat, patterned dress, and boat hat. The rest of the women are dressed in formal dresses and overcoats and two are wearing cloche hats. Two windows can be seen on either side of the staircase. The back of the photograph is blank except for in center is the text, [Lt. Robert S. Scurlock] printed in purple ink.
place: label: Place captured
content: Fort Huachuca, Cochise County, Arizona, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Families
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: World War II
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Photographs and Still Images
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Beverly J. Blackwood in memory of Charles J. Blackwood, Sr.
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2018.13.6
objectType: label: Type
content: photographs
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: photographic gelatin on photographic paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 10 1/2 × 7 15/16 in. (26.7 × 20.1 cm)