<I>African American History</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1948
name: label: Created by
content: Joe Schwartz, American, 1913 - 2013
label: Subject of
content: Hugh Mulzac, American, 1886 - 1971
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Man or Men
notes: label: Caption
content: African American History - In honor of the first Black Naval Captain, Hugh Mulzac, New York City, 1948
label: Caption
content: Joe Schwartz, Folk Photography: Poems I've Never Written (2000), 192.
label: Description
content: A black-and-white photograph of a man speaking from a podium during a National Maritime Union of America dinner recognizing Captain Hugh Mulzac, the first African American to earn a ships masters license in the Merchant Marine, for 22 years of naval service. Mulzac is seated at bottom right. Above and behind the speakers is a large painting of the United States Maritime Commission Liberty ship Booker T. Washington, which Mulzac captained.
place: label: Place depicted
content: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: Oratory
label: Topic
content: Photography
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 Joe Schwartz and Family
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2010.74.143
objectType: label: Type
content: gelatin silver prints
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Joe Schwartz
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: 11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm)