Photograph of the launching of the S.S. Harriet Tubman
date: label: Date
content: June 3, 1944
name: label: Photograph by
content: Guy E. Nicholas, American, 1920 - 2008
label: Published by
content: New England Shipbuilding Corporation, American, 1943 - 1945
label: Subject of
content: Harriet Tubman, American, 1822 - 1913
label: Subject of
content: Eva Stewart Northrup, American, 1890 - 1964
notes: label: Description
content: A black-and-white photograph of the liberty ship S.S. Harriet Tubman as it is launched down the slipway and into the Atlantic Ocean, mounted on a black paper page of a bound photograph album commemorating the event owned by Harriet Tubman's niece, Eva Stewart Northrup. The bow of the ship is depicted in the center of the image, surrounded by scaffolding. Two raised anchors feature prominently on either side of the ship and at the top is a striped banner with a large "V" victory symbol at the center. On each side of the ship are large letters reading [HARRIET TUBMAN]. The deck of the ship is loaded with sailors, shipwrights and others, many waving their hats in the air. There are also several men standing on either side of the shipway. There are no marks or inscriptions, front or back.
place: label: Place depicted
content: South Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Slavery
label: Topic
content: Social reform
label: Topic
content: Women
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
label: Exhibition
content: Double Victory: The African American Military Experience
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 053
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charles L. Blockson
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2009.50.29.7
objectType: label: Type
content: gelatin silver prints
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown - Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and 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: 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)