WACs with Miss Maria Tallchief in New York City

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WACs with Miss Maria Tallchief in New York City

1952

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/178140886

Original Caption: "First Army's Best…………..rewarded for being chosen as the best WAC's among First Army installations covering eight states, the WAC's of the Months were treated to a fully paid and well diversified three day "Special Monday" in New York, for having demonstrated outstanding traits of leadership, initiative and alertness in performance of duty. Shown with the United States leading ballerina, Miss Maria Tallchief, of the New York City Ballet Company at the City Center theatre, N.Y. The WAC's of the month are being shown Miss Tallchief's ballet shoes in her dressing room." Photographer: Sgt. Wallace

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Tallchief, Maria, 1925-2013

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Maria Tallchief was born Berry Marie Tall Chief on January 24, 1925 to Alex Tall Chief and Ruth Porter Tall Chief. Later she changed the spelling of her last name to Tallchief. She grew up in Fairfax, Oklahoma on the Osage Indian reservation until the family moved to Los Angeles in 1930. The family also included a sister Marjorie (also a ballerina who danced mostly in Europe) and a brother, Jerry. Her early life consisted of both piano and dance lessons, and Maria later chose between ballet and ...