Photograph of Tuskegee Airman Major Lee Rayford in front of a P-47 Thunderbolt
date: label: Date
content: 1944-1945
name: label: Photograph by
content: Robert S. Scurlock, American, 1916 - 1994
label: Subject of
content: Major Lee Rayford, American
label: Subject of
content: 301st Fighter Squadron, American, 1942 - 1945
notes: label: Description
content: A black-and-white photograph of Maj. Lee Rayford standing in front of a P-47 Thunderbolt. Maj. Rayford is pictured in the bottom half of the photo from his torso up. He is wearing a flight helmet with goggles. Behind Maj. Rayford is the front of a P-47 Thunderbolt with four propellers showing.
place: label: Place captured
content: Italy, Europe
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Transportation
label: Topic
content: Tuskegee Airmen
label: Topic
content: World War II
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Scurlock Family Archive
label: Classification
content: Archival Collections
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 the Scurlock family
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: TA2014.306.2.3.6
objectType: label: Type
content: gelatin silver prints
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Robert Scurlock
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 13 7/8 × 11 in. (35.2 × 27.9 cm)