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Photo #: NH 91527 WAVE Yeoman Class, Naval Training Center, Women's Reserve, The Bronx, New York (Hunter College) Graduation photograph, circa summer 1943. Marie A. Johnston is 2nd from right in 4th row (wearing glasses). Collection of Marie Johnston Donley. Courtesy of PO3c Chris E. Donley, USN. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 109KB; 740 x 605 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 95372 Navy WAVES training school, Iowa State Teachers College, Cedar Falls, Iowa Newly-arrived WAVES recruits pose for a group portrait at the school, before the arrival of their uniforms, January 1943. Shirley Feldstein (Bell) is 3rd from right in the front row, with a white name tag visible on her coat. She comments, on the reverse of the original print: "We all look like penguins ready for a slide in the snow". Donation of Shirley Feldstein Bell. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 121KB; 740 x 530 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 95016 WAVE Recruit Company Photographed during World War II. Lorraine Clemons (Canter) is 5th from right in 3rd row. Isabelle Clemons (Wells) is 4th from right in 3rd row. Courtesy of Lorraine Canter, 1984. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 131KB; 740 x 600 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 95359 WAVES Aviation Metalsmiths Members of the first class of WAVES to graduate from the Aviation Metalsmith School, at the Naval Air Technical Training Center, Norman, Oklahoma, 30 July 1943. Those present are identified in Photo # NH 95359 (complete caption), which also provides additional information provided by the donor. Donation of Shirley Feldstein Bell. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 135KB; 740 x 600 pixels |
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Photo #: 80-G-K-13879 (Color) Navy WAVE trainee Leans on a swab while cleaning her barracks, soon after she arrived at a Naval Training Center during World War II. Photographed prior to April 1944. Note suitcases at right, and dungaree working uniform with button fly. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 95KB; 740 x 605 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Photo #: 80-G-K-14462 (Color) "That Perfect Corner" Bunk inspections pay special attention to corners, as this WAVE trainee knows. Photographed circa 1943-45. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 59KB; 490 x 765 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Photo #: 80-G-K-14459 (Color) "Every Wednesday, Ouch!" A WAVE gets her "shots" from a Navy doctor, as nurses stand by. Photographed prior to January 1945. The original transparency was a 35mm slide. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 63KB; 740 x 505 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Photo #: 80-G-K-14458 (Color) WAVE Seaman Reads a letter from home, circa 1943-45. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 48KB; 490 x 765 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Photo #: 80-G-K-13617 (Color) Yeoman 3rd Class Ellen Figg, USNR(W) Poses by the entrance to the Old Capitol Grounds, Milledgeville, Georgia, while attending the Naval Training School, Yeoman-W, in that city during World War II. The photograph was taken prior to September 1944. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 80KB; 590 x 765 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Photo #: 80-G-K-13646 (Color) Seaman Anna Carlson, USNR(W) On the grounds of the Naval Training School, Yeoman-W, Milledgeville, Georgia, during World War II. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 57KB; 585 x 765 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Photo #: 80-G-40594 WAVES practice marksmanship At an indoor range at Treasure Island Naval Base, California, 11 February 1943. Their pistols are High Standard Model B types. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 86KB; 740 x 620 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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For additional pictures of the training of World War II era WAVES, see:
If you want higher resolution reproductions than the Online Library's digital images, see: How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions. |
Page made 11 February 2001