Photograph of a Tuskegee airman standing in front of an airplane
Object Details
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of an unidentified Tuskegee airman leaning against the tail of an airplane. The airman is wearing a military uniform with boots. The plane has a star painted along the side, as well as a number "31," and is parked on a pierced steel airstrip. There are no marks or inscriptions, front or back.
- Credit Line
- 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
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Date
- 1944-1945
- Object number
- 2015.63.2
- Photograph by
- James H. O'Neal, American, 1918 - 1983
- Subject of
- 99th Pursuit Squadron, American, 1941 - 1949
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Andrea M. O'Neal
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 9 15/16 × 8 in. (25.2 × 20.3 cm)
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Collection title
- James "Huey" O'Neal Collection of Tuskegee Airmen Photographs
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Topic
- African American
- Military
- Photography
- Tuskegee Airmen
- World War II
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2015.63.2
