Photograph of a Tuskegee airman mechanic servicing a P-51 Mustang airplane
date: label: Date
content: 1944-1945
name: label: Photograph by
content: James H. O'Neal, American, 1918 - 1983
label: Subject of
content: 99th Pursuit Squadron, American, 1941 - 1949
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Man or Men
notes: label: Description
content: A black and white photograph of a Tuskegee airman servicing the engine of a P-51 Mustang. The airman is crouched on top of the nose of the airplane in front of the propeller. He is wearing a jumpsuit, boots and cap. Another airman, visible at lower center, stands facing the nose of the plane. A few buildings and rolling foothills are visible in the background.
place: label: Place depicted
content: Ramitelli Airfield, Campobasso, Italy, Europe
label: Place captured
content: Ramitelli Airfield, Campobasso, Italy, Europe
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Tuskegee Airmen
label: Topic
content: World War II
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: James "Huey" O'Neal Collection of Tuskegee Airmen Photographs
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 the O'Neal family in loving memory of James "Huey" O'Neal
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2015.63.4
objectType: label: Type
content: gelatin silver prints
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Andrea M. O'Neal
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 (sheet): 5 × 4 in. (12.7 × 10.2 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (image): 4 9/16 × 3 5/8 in. (11.6 × 9.2 cm)