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Physical Description:
paper (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 10 in x 8 in; 25.4 cm x 20.32 cm
Object Name:
gelatin silver print
Place made:
United States: District of Columbia, Washington
Date made:
1940-1945
Description (Brief):
Press print; gelatin silver print with white border; image of two African American World War II (WWII) era female nurses' aides working at a table wrapping bandages; both women are wearing a nurses uniform with apron and hat; cabinet with glass front housing more supplies in background; woman on left is identified on verso as Mrs. Louis Lucas and woman on right is Miss Susie Freeman; photograph taken at Freedmen's Hospital in Washington, D.C. by Roger Smith working for the Office of War Information (OWI)
Location:
Currently not on view
Subject:
Women  Search this
African American  Search this
World War II  Search this
Nursing  Search this
Medical supplies  Search this
Medicine  Search this
Uniforms  Search this
Related event:
World War II  Search this
ID Number:
2019.0220.0001
Accession number:
2019.0220
Catalog number:
2019.0220.0001
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Work and Industry: Photographic History
Work
Photography
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-6cd1-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1954707