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Recovering soldiers play basketball

Recovering soldiers play basketball

The players in the game seem happy and excited. It is unusual to see men and women interacting in images in this collection, making this scene all the more arresting...W.A.A.C. stands for Women's Army Auxiliary... More

WAAC's on the march, Rouen, France

WAAC's on the march, Rouen, France

British Photographs of World War I Public domain photograph - British army, military forces, during World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

WAAC's enroute to bathing beach. 7-25-1917

WAAC's enroute to bathing beach. 7-25-1917

British Photographs of World War I Public domain photograph - British army, military forces, during World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

WAAC's at motor transport depot. Abbeville, France

WAAC's at motor transport depot. Abbeville, France

British Photographs of World War I Public domain photograph - British army, military forces, during World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

WAAC's billet in France, World War One 1914-1918

WAAC's billet in France, World War One 1914-1918

British Photographs of World War I Public domain photograph - British army, military forces, during World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

WAAC's during a rest period. Rouen. 7-24-1917

WAAC's during a rest period. Rouen. 7-24-1917

British Photographs of World War I Public domain photograph - British army, military forces, during World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

WAAC's tending British graves at Abbeville

WAAC's tending British graves at Abbeville

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WAAC's in France find German helmets useful substitutes for market bags

WAAC's in France find German helmets useful substitutes for market bag...

Two members of the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps, France, during World War I. The two women in this image seem happy and relaxed. They are laughing and joking with each other and seem to share a good rapport wit... More

British, French and American soldiers seated with W.A.A.C.s on the sands watching French kiddies building sand castles

British, French and American soldiers seated with W.A.A.C.s on the san...

Soldiers and WAACs watching French children playing in the sand, in France, during World War I. This photograph brings together men, women and children from several countries, as they relax in their deckchairs ... More

WAAC's preparing vegetables for mess. Rouen, France

WAAC's preparing vegetables for mess. Rouen, France

British Photographs of World War I Public domain photograph - British army, military forces, during World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

British and American Officers enjoying a rest at a rest house in France well known to officers on active service

British and American Officers enjoying a rest at a rest house in Franc...

Allied military officers relaxing away from the lines in France, during World War I. Soldiers sitting under parasols in deckchairs or on the grass, smoking and drinking bottled beer. Their demeanours as well as... More

W.A.A.C's on the sands somewhere in France

W.A.A.C's on the sands somewhere in France

Women's Auxiliary Army Corps members, France, during World War I. This photograph, which is attributed to Tom Aitken, shows a group of women from the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) on the beach beside a to... More

WAAC's making bread. Dieppe, World War One 1914-1918

WAAC's making bread. Dieppe, World War One 1914-1918

British Photographs of World War I Public domain photograph - British army, military forces, during World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

WAAC's preparing the ground for planting potatoes. Near St. Omer. 2-13-1918

WAAC's preparing the ground for planting potatoes. Near St. Omer. 2-13...

British Photographs of World War I Public domain photograph - British army, military forces, during World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Cricket during World War I

Cricket during World War I

Cricket team of Women's Army Auxiliary Corps members, France, during World War I. The woman in this photograph looks a little apprehensive about hitting the ball, which presumably is travelling towards her. Sh... More

W.A.A.C's bathing on the coast somewhere in France

W.A.A.C's bathing on the coast somewhere in France

Women's Auxiliary Army Corps members, France, during World War I. This photograph, thought to be by Tom Aitken, shows four Women's Auxiliary Army Corps (WAAC) members enjoying a swim on a beach in France. The W... More

WAAC's bedroom at Rouen, France

WAAC's bedroom at Rouen, France

British Photographs of World War I Public domain photograph - British army, military forces, during World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

WAAC in review, Third WAAC Training Cente, Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga., near Chattanooga, Tenn.

WAAC in review, Third WAAC Training Cente, Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga., near C...

Picryl description: Public domain photo of vintage Tennessee postcard.

Official WAAC band, WAAC training center, Daytona Beach, Florida

Official WAAC band, WAAC training center, Daytona Beach, Florida

Picryl description: Public domain photo of vintage Florida postcard.

Col. N. Butler Briscoe (sitting at center), commander

Col. N. Butler Briscoe (sitting at center), commander

Col. N. Butler Briscoe (sitting at center), commander of Fort Knox, shares a light moment with officers from newly arrived Black WAC officers at Fort Knox, Kentucky, in 1943. Vera Harrison is suspected of being... More

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps. A scene in the WAAC squad room in Daytona Beach, Florida where members gather during leisure periods on Saturday afternoon. The WAACs are using local hotels for their quarters

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps. A scene in the WAAC squad room in Dayton...

Public domain photograph of America during the Great Depression, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps. Third Officer Jessie Hogan, who has learned to operate efficiently many types of motor transport vehicles, is now competent to teach WAAC trainees to do likewise

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps. Third Officer Jessie Hogan, who has lear...

Public domain photograph of a woman, female portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps. WAAC motor convoy group takes refresher course before taking up instruction duties. In double file the trucks roll along the hard packed sands of Daytona Beach, Florida

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps. WAAC motor convoy group takes refresher ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an automobile, 1940s car, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

The uniforms are different but the cause is the same. Officers of the United Nations attend a garden party of the United Nations Club at Dumbarton Oaks, Sunday, September 6, 1942. Left to right: Colonel B. E. M. Pierre Diepenryck, Military Attache, Belgium; Adjudant de la Salle, France; Madamoiselle S. L., private in the Volontaires, women's equivalent in the Fighting French of the WAAF or Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC). This woman has relatives in occupied France and does not want her name mentioned; Lieutenant Dumont, France

The uniforms are different but the cause is the same. Officers of the ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a uniform, military personnel, armed forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

New York, New York. Composing room of the New York Times newspaper. Notices for type style changes in words such as WAAC (Women's Army Auxiliary Corp) and FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation)

New York, New York. Composing room of the New York Times newspaper. No...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a woman working, women labor, 1940s, economic conditions, home front, world war two, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps. Mary Bell Armstrong receives diploma from Major General James A Ulio, A.G.D. Miss Armstrong was the first WAAC so honored. Fort Des Moines, Iowa

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps. Mary Bell Armstrong receives diploma fro...

Picryl description: Public domain image of military training, armed forces fort, camp, exercise activity, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Lititz, Pennsylvania. The Lititz Service Association is made up of volunteers who pack a box of food and small luxuries once a month for every single boy from this town who is in the service, also for two girls, a WAAC (Women's Army Auxilary Corps) and a nurse. They raise money by voluntary donations. They are packing the boxes in the kitchen of the firehouse. Out of the 4000-odd inhabitants, there are over three hundred in the service

Lititz, Pennsylvania. The Lititz Service Association is made up of vol...

Picryl description: Public domain image of girl workers, child labor, working children, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps. Twenty-one WAAC Third Officers lin0d up at edge of the swimming pool in regulation winter uniforms. These girls, having passed Red Cross water safety tests will instruct recruits to be trained at the second WAAC training center in Daytona Beach, Florida

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps. Twenty-one WAAC Third Officers lin0d up ...

Public domain image of personnel, army, group of people in uniform, parade, historic place, military activity, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps. Lorraine Stuteman of San Antonio, Texas, is shown carrying her barrack bag, which is filled with newly issued WAAC clothing, to her quarters. Fort Des Moines, Iowa

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps. Lorraine Stuteman of San Antonio, Texas,...

Public domain photograph of stairs, steps, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Women's Army Corps during World War II, Fort Washington Park, 1941.

Women's Army Corps during World War II, Fort Washington Park, 1941.

World War II was the largest armed conflict in human history and spanned 1939-1945. As husbands, sons and brothers left home, many women wondered how they could help. A bill was introduced in 1941 calling for t... More

New York, New York. Garment workers in the N.M. dress shop which is now making uniforms for the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC). They are members of local 89 of the International Ladies Garment Worker's Union, predominantly Italian

New York, New York. Garment workers in the N.M. dress shop which is no...

Public domain photograph of a shop, shopping, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

New York, New York. Italian-American garment worker in the N.M. dress shop, which is now making blouses for the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC). Workers in this shop are members of the International Ladies Garment Workers' Union

New York, New York. Italian-American garment worker in the N.M. dress ...

Public domain photograph of a woman, female portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

New York, New York. Garment worker in the N.M. dress shop, which is now making blouses for the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC). He is a member of local 89 of the International Ladies Garment Workers' Union

New York, New York. Garment worker in the N.M. dress shop, which is no...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a woman working, women labor, 1940s, economic conditions, home front, world war two, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

New York, New York. Pressers in the N.M. dress shop which is now making blouses for the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC). They are members of local 89 of the International Ladies Garment Workers' Union, predominantly Italian

New York, New York. Pressers in the N.M. dress shop which is now makin...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a factory worker, plant, manufacture, assembly line, industrial facility, early 20th-century industrial architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions. show less

New York, New York. Garment worker in the N.M. dress shop, which is now making blouses for the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC). He is a member of local 89 of the International Ladies Garment Workers' Union

New York, New York. Garment worker in the N.M. dress shop, which is no...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a woman working, women labor, 1940s, economic conditions, home front, world war two, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

New York, New York. Garment worker in the N.M. dress shop, which is now making blouses for the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC). He is a member of local 89 of the International Ladies Garment Workers' Union

New York, New York. Garment worker in the N.M. dress shop, which is no...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a woman working, women labor, 1940s, economic conditions, home front, world war two, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

New York, New York. Garment worker in the N.M. dress shop, which is now making blouses for the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC). He is a member of local 89 of the International Ladies Garment Workers' Union

New York, New York. Garment worker in the N.M. dress shop, which is no...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a woman working, women labor, 1940s, economic conditions, home front, world war two, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

New York, New York. Jewish worker in the N.M. dress shop which is now making blouses for the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC). [S]he is a member of local 89 of the International Ladies Garment Workers' Union

New York, New York. Jewish worker in the N.M. dress shop which is now ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a jacket, costume accessory, fashion design, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Review girl cadets at Dunbar High School. Military drill has become an important part of the curriculum at Dunbar High School, Washington, D.C., for girls as well as for boys. In a recent competitive drill, Company C, under command of Captain Crystal Malone, was adjudged the outstanding military unit among the girls of the school. Photo shows the judges saluting the winning company following a review. Left to right: Lieutenant James Chambers of Fort Huachuca, Arizona; First Officer Harriet West; Second Officer Mildred Osby and Second Officer Ina Mae McFadden of the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC); Miss Julia Brooks, assistant principal of Dunbar High School; Captain Cornelius King, Cadet Corps instructor and Lieutenant H.O. Atwood, chief of Military Science and Tactics Department of the Colored High Schools of Washington

Review girl cadets at Dunbar High School. Military drill has become an...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a uniform, military personnel, armed forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Jacqueline Cochran (d. 1980), scientist

Jacqueline Cochran (d. 1980), scientist

Description: During her aviation career, from the 1930s through the 1960s, Jacqueline Cochran (d. 1980) set more speed and altitude records than any contemporary pilot, male or female, and was the first woman t... More

Soon after their arrival at Fort Huachuca, Arizona,

Soon after their arrival at Fort Huachuca, Arizona,

Soon after their arrival at Fort Huachuca, Arizona, WAC officers Vera Harrison and Irma J. Cayton go shopping for lamps and other accessories needed in their recreation hall. (U.S. Army Signal Corps image)