<I>Negroes and the War</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1942
name: label: Published by
content: United States Office of War Information, American, 1942 - 1945
label: Photograph by
content: Eliot Elisofon, American, 1911 - 1973
label: Written by
content: Chandler Owen, American, 1889 - 1967
notes: label: Description
content: A large-format newsprint publication published by the United States Office of War Information. The cover (a) features a grey-toned image of troops holding flags, with [NEGROES and the WAR] in the upper right. The interior pages (b-jj), feature an essay by Chandler Owen followed by photographic images by Eliot Elisofon with captions. On the inside cover is the text [This book has been prepared to celebrate the achievements of Negro Americans in many fields and to recognize their important contributions in all fields, to the fighting of the war. By word and pictures it tells: What Negroes are doing in agriculture, industry, and the armed forces. What Negroes have to lose if the Axis wins. What Negroes have to gain by an American victory.].
label: Transcription Center Status
content: Transcribed by digital volunteers
place: label: Place used
content: United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Communication
label: Topic
content: Military
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: Books and Published Materials
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, in Memory of Eliot Elisofon
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2012.55a-jj
objectType: label: Type
content: newspapers
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on newsprint
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 13 x 10 in. (33 x 25.4 cm)