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Corporal Calvin James of Alabama, and Technician Fifth Grade Joseph Wooten of North Carolina, operating a winch aboard a Liberty ship in the harbor at Marseille

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Military

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Post-World War II Activity

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Troops in France

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Corporal Calvin James of Alabama, and Technician Fifth Grade Joseph Wooten of North Carolina, operating a winch aboard a Liberty ship in the harbor at Marseille

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Title
Corporal Calvin James of Alabama, and Technician Fifth Grade Joseph Wooten of North Carolina, operating a winch aboard a Liberty ship in the harbor at Marseille
Names
United States. Army. Signal Corps (Photographer)
Collection

Military

Post-World War II Activity

Troops in France

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1946-02
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Military
Topics
African Americans
African-American soldiers
Armed Forces -- United States
France
Marseille (France)
Liberty ships
Ships
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Content: Caption on back: "Corporal Calvin James, Sunflower, Alabama, and Technician Fifth Grade Joseph Wooten, Fuqua Springs, North Carolina are operating a winch aboard a Liberty ship in the harbor at Marseille; This photo was taken in mid-February, 1946, 3/19/46."
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Extent: 1 photographic print : Gelatin silver ; 8 x 10 in.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b13049857
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG96-F156
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): a3376c60-c645-012f-e64a-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1946: Created
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Corporal Calvin James of Alabama, and Technician Fifth Grade Joseph Wooten of North Carolina, operating a winch aboard a Liberty ship in the harbor at Marseille" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1946. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-f9d5-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Corporal Calvin James of Alabama, and Technician Fifth Grade Joseph Wooten of North Carolina, operating a winch aboard a Liberty ship in the harbor at Marseille" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 15, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-f9d5-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1946). Corporal Calvin James of Alabama, and Technician Fifth Grade Joseph Wooten of North Carolina, operating a winch aboard a Liberty ship in the harbor at Marseille Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-f9d5-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-f9d5-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99 | title= (still image) Corporal Calvin James of Alabama, and Technician Fifth Grade Joseph Wooten of North Carolina, operating a winch aboard a Liberty ship in the harbor at Marseille, (1946)|author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=January 15, 2025 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

Corporal Calvin James of Alabama, and Technician Fifth Grade Joseph Wooten of North Carolina, operating a winch aboard a Liberty ship in the harbor at Marseille