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Man in uniform kneeling with rifle

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58925775


Item data

Title

Man in uniform kneeling with rifle

Collection

Jean Blackwell Hutson photographs
Photograph Albums
Hutson, Jean Blackwell
Military Base

Names

Hutson, Jean Blackwell, 1914-1998 (Former owner)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1940 - 1949 (Questionable)

Library Location

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: SCP 186248

Subjects

Military bases
African American soldiers

Genres

Photographs

Notes

Funding: Digitization was made possible through a collaboration with The Feminist Institute and with the generous support of New York City Council Member Keith Powers.

Physical Description

Extent: 8 1/2 x 14 cm

Abstract

A man, wearing a military uniform that includes a helmet, kneels with one knee on the ground in front of barracks and aims a rifle.

Languages

English

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b23058218
Archives ID: 186248
Archives EAD ID: 3412106
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 3d0fa440-58ce-013d-79a3-0242ac110005

Rights

The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Type Of Resource

Still Image

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MLA format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Man in uniform kneeling with rifle" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1940 - 1949. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3d0fa440-58ce-013d-79a3-0242ac110005

APA format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1940 - 1949). Man in uniform kneeling with rifle Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3d0fa440-58ce-013d-79a3-0242ac110005

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Man in uniform kneeling with rifle" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 7, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3d0fa440-58ce-013d-79a3-0242ac110005

Wikipedia citation

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