Museum object · Photographs and Still Images
Portrait of an unidentified Tuskegee Airman in uniform, signed "Tilt"
1941 - 1952
United States, North and Central America
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.
This gelatin silver depcits a black and white image of a Tuskegee airman in uniform. The airman's face and torso are anlged slightly to the left of the frame. He wears a dress uniform, complete with military lapel pins, pressed dress shirt and tie, as well as an enlisted-man's cap insignia. Below the bottom right corner of the print, the matting is signed in black ink [Best Always,/Tilt.]. There are no inscriptions on the back.
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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13
Catalog reference: 2014.37.9.4
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