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This collection consists of forty 4 by 5 inch b/w copy negatives relating to the 477th Bombardment Group training activities in the United States, May 1944 to January 1945.

Identifier

NASM.1993.0074

Date

1944-1945

Provenance

Joseph Hardy?, Gift, 1982, NASM.1993.0074

Extent

0.05 Cubic feet (Legal Folder (creased at 2nd score))

Archival Repository

National Air and Space Museum Archives

Related Materials

This material was found inside of the Black Wings Exhibit and Book Collectio, NASM.1993.0060 in 2021 when that collection was being processed and put online via SOVA by Melissa Keiser.

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of forty 4 by 5 inch b/w copy negatives that appear to have been copied from US Army Air Forces (USAAF) photographs in a (or removed from a) scrapbook; most clearly show USAAF unit photographer markings at the lower edge. All images relate to the 477th Bombardment Group training activities in the United States, May 1944 to January 1945.

Arrangement note

None

Rights

Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.

Restrictions

No restrictions on access

Citation

Lieutenant Ahmed A. "Sammy" Rayner Negatives Collection, NASM.1993.0074, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Topics

Aeronautics

World War, 1939-1945 -- African Americans

World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations

Tuskegee Airmen

Type

Collection descriptions

Archival materials