Women in the Service photograph collection. 1863-1975.

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Women in the Service photograph collection. 1863-1975.

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Contains the following type of materials: photographs. Covers the following wars: Civil War, Spanish-American War, World War I (WWI), World War II (WWII), Korean War. Contains photographs of the following military units and organizations: Army Nurse Corps; Womens Army Corps; Telephone Girls. General description of the collection: The Women in the Service photograph collection includes quick reference box to numerous photos dealing with women in the service from the Civil War to 1975; photographs of Army nurses from the Civil War, Spanish-American War, WWI, WWII, Korean War and more recent to the turn of the 21st Century. Photos of telephone ("Hello") girls during WWI. Photos of women in the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) and Women's Army Corps (WAC) from 1942 to 1975. The photos show the various activities of women in the service as well as the changes in uniforms over the years.

1 box (331 photographs)

U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center

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SNAC Resource ID: 7591575

U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center

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United States. Army. Women's Army Corps

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United States. Army

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The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States Armed Forces and performs land-based military operations. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States and is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution, Article 2, Section 2, Clause 1 and United States Code, Title 10, Subtitle B, Chapter 301, Section 3001. As the largest and senior branch of the U.S. military, the modern U.S. Army has its roots in the Continental Army, which wa...

United States. Army. Women's Army Auxiliary Corps

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United States. Army Nurse Corps

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