Museum object · Tools and Equipment
Trunk used by Tuskegee Airman 2d Lt. James McCullin
ca. 1940
Smithsonian NMAAHC collection
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
Dark green trunk with metal reinforcements along the edges. The front long side of the trunk has two metal latches, one metal lock and a leather handle. Another leather handle is located on a short edge of the trunk. On the top of the trunk are white painted letters, outlined in blue. It reads: [LT. JAMES L. MCCULLIN/ 0-792422]. Between the two lines of text is an image of pilot wings insignia.
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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13
Catalog reference: 2013.52.1
