Sujet

Aviator's silk scarf worn by Lt. Col. Woodrow W. Crockett, ca. 1942. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Woodrow W. Crockett joined the 349th Field Artillery Regiment of the US army in August 1940, the first African-American field artillery unit in the regular army. Crockett later transferred to Alabama's Tuskegee Institute as an aviation cadet and became one of the pilots of the famous Tuskegee Airmen. The scarf is slightly yellowed and has several small brown stains throughout. One end of the scarf is stamped with faded black stenciled letters, reading [W. W. CROCKET] on the left side and [CENTURY FIGHTER] on the right side. The words appear on the same face of the scarf.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM21A73_235

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

114,1Mo (3,2Mo) / 58,3cm x 49,0cm / 6884 x 5792 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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