Photograph of Eva Northrup christening 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: Eva Stewart Northrup, American, 1890 - 1964
label: Subject of
content: Harriet Tubman, American, 1822 - 1913
notes: label: Description
content: A black-and-white photograph of E.S. Northrup smashing a bottle of champagne on the stern of the S.S. Harriet Tubman in the ceremonial christening of the ship. The photograph is mounted on a black paper page of a bound photograph album commemorating the event owned by Harriet Tubman's niece, Eva Stewart Northrup.
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: 2009.50.29.6
objectType: label: Type
content: gelatin silver prints
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: 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)