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U.S. Navy African American sailors lined up for the USS Mason's commissioning ceremony, Boston Navy Yard

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division

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U.S. Navy African American sailors lined up for the USS Mason's commissioning ceremony, Boston Navy Yard

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U.S. Navy African American sailors lined up for the USS Mason's commissioning ceremony, Boston Navy Yard
Names
Naval Photographic Center (U.S.) (Photographer)
Collection

Military

World War II

United States Navy

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1944-03-20
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Military
Topics
African Americans
African-American soldiers
Armed Forces -- United States
World War, 1939-1945
United States. Navy
Boston (Mass.)
Military uniforms
Navies
Mason (Destroyer escort)
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Content: Caption on back: "Skipper and some of Negro sailors of the USS [United States ship] MASON, destroyer escort, first U.S. Naval vessel with a predominantly Negro crew, at the ship's commissioning ceremony on March 20 at Boston Navy Yard; Lieutenant Commander William M. Blackford, USNR [United States Naval Reserve] of Seattle, Washington, who assumed command of the vessel, and his men smile despite the driving snow."
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Extent: 1 photographic print : Gelatin silver ; 8 x 10 in
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b13049857
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG96-F156
Other local Identifier: M-44-221
Copy negative number: SC-CN-95-0118
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 9c97d6d0-c645-012f-448e-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
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.

Item timeline of events

  • 1944: Created
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "U.S. Navy African American sailors lined up for the USS Mason's commissioning ceremony, Boston Navy Yard" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1944. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-fa03-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "U.S. Navy African American sailors lined up for the USS Mason's commissioning ceremony, Boston Navy Yard" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 20, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-fa03-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1944). U.S. Navy African American sailors lined up for the USS Mason's commissioning ceremony, Boston Navy Yard Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-fa03-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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U.S. Navy African American sailors lined up for the USS Mason's commissioning ceremony, Boston Navy Yard