Trunk used by Tuskegee Airman 2d Lt. James McCullin
National Museum of African American History and Culture

Trunk used by Tuskegee Airman 2d Lt. James McCullin

Unidentified · ca. 1940

wood , paper, iron alloy , copper alloy , leather and paint
National Museum of African American History and Culture
CC0 — Public Domain
National Museum of African American History and Culture

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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