Photograph of the S.S. Harriet Tubman surrounded by scaffolding
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: Harriet Tubman, American, 1822 - 1913
label: Subject of
content: Eva Stewart Northrup, American, 1890 - 1964
notes: label: Description
content: A black-and-white photograph of the S.S. Harriet Tubman before its launch mounted on a black paper page of a bound photograph album commemorating the event owned by Harriet Tubman's niece, Eva Stewart Northrup. This image depicts the ship in the slipway surrounded by scaffolding. The ship is adorned with striped bunting and flag streamers.
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
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: 2009.50.29.9
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)