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Portrait of an unidentified Tuskegee Airman in uniform, signed "Tilt"

1941 - 1952

United States, North and Central America

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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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