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African American officer standing next to his wife and holding his baby son in his hands, Honolulu

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Image ID

1260292


Item data

Title

African American officer standing next to his wife and holding his baby son in his hands, Honolulu

Collection

Military
Post-World War II Activity
Troops in Hawaii

Names

United States. Army. Signal Corps (Photographer)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1947-01-03

Library Location

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Military

Subjects

African Americans
African-American soldiers
Armed Forces -- United States
Hawaii
Military officers
Honolulu (Hawaii)
African American families
Fathers and sons
African American fathers

Genres

Photographs

Notes

Content: Caption on back: "Captain William Reid, a member of Headquarters Detachment, Schofield Barracks, greets his wife, and son, Robert, nine months old, after they arrived in Honolulu aboard the SS Lurline; They were among the second large group of Army dependents to arrive in the Hawaiian Islands; The Reids maintain permanent residence at 1827 Florida Avenue, N. W., Washington, D. C., 1-3-47."

Physical Description

Gelatin silver prints
Extent: 1 photographic print : Gelatin silver ; 10 x 8 in.

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b13049857
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG96-F156
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): a8cdb8b0-c645-012f-11aa-58d385a7bc34

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. "African American officer standing next to his wife and holding his baby son in his hands, Honolulu" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1947. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a8cdb8b0-c645-012f-11aa-58d385a7bc34

APA format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1947). African American officer standing next to his wife and holding his baby son in his hands, Honolulu Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a8cdb8b0-c645-012f-11aa-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "African American officer standing next to his wife and holding his baby son in his hands, Honolulu" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 14, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a8cdb8b0-c645-012f-11aa-58d385a7bc34

Wikipedia citation

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