Trunk used by Tuskegee Airman 2d Lt. James McCullin
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1940
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Owned by
content: Second Lieutenant James L. McCullin, American, 1919 - 1943
label: Subject of
content: Tuskegee Airmen, 1941 - 1946
label: Subject of
content: 99th Pursuit Squadron, American, 1941 - 1949
label: Subject of
content: United States Army, American, founded 1775
notes: label: Description
content: Dark green trunk with metal reinforcements along the edges. The front long side of the trunk has two metal latches, one metal lock and a leather handle. Another leather handle is located on a short edge of the trunk. On the top of the trunk are white painted letters, outlined in blue. It reads: [LT. JAMES L. MCCULLIN/ 0-792422]. Between the two lines of text is an image of pilot wings insignia.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Aeronautics
label: Topic
content: Military
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: Classification
content: Tools and Equipment
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 from the McCullin Family, in memory of Second Lieutenant James L. McCullin
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2013.52.1
objectType: label: Type
content: trunks (containers)
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: wood , paper, iron alloy , copper alloy , leather and paint
label: Dimensions
content: Closed: 12 x 30 x 16 1/4 in. (30.5 x 76.2 x 41.3 cm)