WOMEN in MILITARY UNIFORMS WWI & WWII 1910s-1980s PHOTO ARCHIVE

Item #1236

In this collection there are 122 photographs of American military women serving in the naval forces and generally supporting the National Guard. The majority of photographs are studio portraits of women in uniform. While other images were made at the cinema, in the city, at home on a visit with family, or at the Women in the Air Force fashion show. There are a couple images of factory workers (women and men) working the production line.

The earliest images appear to be from World War I era. Both images were made in Lowell, Massachusetts at Cunningham Studio. The two photographs are beautiful sepia cabinet cards. One image is of Viola M. Tellier. The other woman is anonymous.

The most recent image appears to be from the 1980s. It is a color photo. However, the majority of photographs compiled here were made during WW2. Most are black and white images, only a few are in color. A handful of photographs are hand tinted mostly accenting blush on the cheeks, or eye color.

Photographs span across a wide swath of the 20th century. Four photographs are duplicates of varying size. One Mrs. William Francis McCarthy had a write up in the paper in 1945 announcing her marriage in the Rheims Cathedral in France. Other ephemera includes a bookmark, a drawing, a NY Police badge (that comes with a photo), and a letter from the War Department dated August 23, 1933 addressed to Catherine Stewart of Philadelphia.

Price: $750.00