List of attendees of the launching of the S.S. Harriet Tubman
date: label: Date
content: June 3, 1944
name: label: Written by
content: Eva Stewart Northrup, American, 1890 - 1964
label: Subject of
content: Harriet Tubman, American, 1822 - 1913
label: Subject of
content: Vivian Carter Mason, American, 1900 - 1982
label: Subject of
content: Mary Church Terrell, American, 1863 - 1954
label: Subject of
content: Mariline Northrup Wilkins
label: Subject of
content: Eva Stewart Northrup, American, 1890 - 1964
notes: label: Description
content: A handwritten list of attendees at the launching of the S.S. Harriet Tubman, mounted on a black paper page of a bound photograph album commemorating the event owned by Harriet Tubman's niece, Eva Stewart Northrup. Likely written by Northrup, the note is in black and blue ink on off-white paper. At the top, [S.S. "Harriet Tubman" / South Portland Maine / June 3 1944 at 9am]. Below is a list of names of women, including Vivian Carter Mason and Mary Church Terrell, along with several women identified as grand-niece and great grand-nieces of Tubman.
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: 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: Documents and Manuscripts
label: Movement
content: Women's Club Movement
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: 2009.50.29.13
objectType: label: Type
content: attendance lists
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: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 7 x 5 1/2 in. (17.8 x 14 cm)