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Miss Anna Bland, an African American woman, working on the SS George Washington Carver
1. Miss Anna Bland, an African American woman, working on the SS George Washington Carver

Joseph, E. F

Keywords:

    African Americans; Armed Forces; Liberty Ships; Shipbuilding; Shipbuilding Industry; United States; World War, 1939 1945
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Elaine Mulzac, an African American woman, daughter of SS Booker T. Washington skipper, talking to two shipyard employees
2. Elaine Mulzac, an African American woman, daughter of SS Booker T. Washington skipper, talking to two shipyard employees

Palmer, Alfred T

Keywords:

    African Americans; Armed Forces; Liberty Ships; Shipbuilding; Shipbuilding Industry; United States; World War, 1939 1945
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Photograph of African American foreman, an employee of the California Shipbuilding Corporation
3. Photograph of African American foreman, an employee of the California Shipbuilding Corporation

Palmer, Alfred T

Keywords:

    African Americans; Armed Forces; Liberty Ships; Shipbuilding; Shipbuilding Industry; United States; World War, 1939 1945
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Bow-side view of Liberty ship SS John H. Murphy just after it slid down the ways into the Curtis Bay on the day of its launching
4. Bow-side view of Liberty ship SS John H. Murphy just after it slid down the ways into the Curtis Bay on the day of its launching

Keywords:

    African American Soldiers; African Americans; Armed Forces; Curtis Bay (Md.); Liberty Ships; Ships; United States; World War, 1939 1945
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Bow-side view of Liberty ship SS Frederick Douglass sliding down the ways on the day of its launching
5. Bow-side view of Liberty ship SS Frederick Douglass sliding down the ways on the day of its launching

Keywords:

    African American Soldiers; African Americans; Armed Forces; Baltimore (Md.); Launchings; Liberty Ships; Ships; Shipyards; United States; World War, 1939 1945
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Master Sgt. Oliver Mason of Hickory, Kentucky, embarking on transport
6. Master Sgt. Oliver Mason of Hickory, Kentucky, embarking on transport

United States. Army. Signal Corps

Keywords:

    African American Soldiers; African Americans; Armed Forces; Military Uniforms; United States; United States. Army; World War, 1939 1945
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African American soldiers and their peer civilians dancing in the hall of a recreational facility
7. African American soldiers and their peer civilians dancing in the hall of a recreational facility

United States. Army. Signal Corps

Keywords:

    African American Girls; African American Soldiers; African Americans; Armed Forces; Dancers; United States; United States. Army; World War, 1939 1945
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African American soldiers of the 372nd sitting in a truck with their guns and looking at papers
8. African American soldiers of the 372nd sitting in a truck with their guns and looking at papers

United States. Army. Signal Corps

Keywords:

    African American Soldiers; African Americans; Armed Forces; Military Uniforms; Trucks; United States; United States. Army; World War, 1939 1945
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Group portrait of Tuskegee Airmen squadron
9. Group portrait of Tuskegee Airmen squadron

United States. Army--Air Corps

Keywords:

    African American Soldiers; African Americans; Airmen; Airplanes; Armed Forces; Tuskegee Army Air Field (Ala.); United States; World War, 1939 1945
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Tuskegee officers posing with their base commander Noel F. Parrish (4th from left) and unidentified man
10. Tuskegee officers posing with their base commander Noel F. Parrish (4th from left) and unidentified man

Keywords:

    African American Soldiers; African Americans; Armed Forces; Tuskegee Army Air Field (Ala.); United States; World War, 1939 1945
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African American veterans, disabled ex-service men patients in U.S. Veterans Hospital, Tuskegee, Alabama, making Buddy Poppies (red artificial flowers) for the Veterans of Foreign Wars Sale which will be conducted nationally during the week preceding Memorial Day
11. African American veterans, disabled ex-service men patients in U.S. Veterans Hospital, Tuskegee, Alabama, making Buddy Poppies (red artificial flowers) for the Veterans of Foreign Wars Sale which will be conducted nationally during the week preceding Memorial Day

Keywords:

    African American Soldiers; African American Veterans; African Americans; Armed Forces; Artificial Flowers; Nurses; Tuskegee (Ala.); United States; Veterans; World War, 1939 1945
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A group photograph of African American veterans with their veteran friends getting into a bus after flight, Washington, D.C
12. A group photograph of African American veterans with their veteran friends getting into a bus after flight, Washington, D.C

United States. Army

Keywords:

    African American Soldiers; African American Veterans; African Americans; Armed Forces; Military Uniforms; United States; Veterans; Washington (D.C.); Washington National Airport; World War, 1939 1945
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Among the first to enter action, returning home
13. Among the first to enter action, returning home

United States. Army. Signal Corps

Keywords:

    African American Soldiers; African American Troops; African Americans; Armed Forces; Military Uniforms; United States; United States. Army; World War, 1939 1945
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U.S. Navy African Americans going aboard ship
14. U.S. Navy African Americans going aboard ship

Naval Photographic Center (U.S.)

Keywords:

    African American Soldiers; African Americans; Armed Forces; Islands Of The Pacific; Ladders; Military Uniforms; Navies; Ships; United States; United States. Navy; World War, 1939 1945
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African American Captain Godfrey standing with four relatives of John H. Murphy, Sr. (from left to right: Mr. and Mrs. George B. Murphy, Sr., son and daughter-in-law; Mrs. John Murphy; and Miss Frances Murphy, daughter) at the launching of the Liberty ship bearing his name. Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard
15. African American Captain Godfrey standing with four relatives of John H. Murphy, Sr. (from left to right: Mr. and Mrs. George B. Murphy, Sr., son and daughter-in-law; Mrs. John Murphy; and Miss Frances Murphy, daughter) at the launching of the Liberty ship bearing his name. Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard

Keywords:

    African American Families; African American Soldiers; African Americans; Armed Forces; Baltimore (Md.); Clothing & Dress; Launchings; Liberty Ships; Navies; Officers; United States; World War, 1939 1945
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African American wounded soldiers, sailors, marines and Coast Guardsmen sitting at tables and enjoying their Thanksgiving dinner, at Lucy D. Slowe Hall, Washington, D. C
16. African American wounded soldiers, sailors, marines and Coast Guardsmen sitting at tables and enjoying their Thanksgiving dinner, at Lucy D. Slowe Hall, Washington, D. C

Levitt, Helen

Keywords:

    African American Soldiers; African Americans; Armed Forces; Dinner Parties; Interiors; Thanksgiving Day; United States; United States. Army; Washington (D.C.); World War, 1939 1945
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An African American man, Edward Swain Hope of Washington, D. C., is sworn in as a Lieutenant, CEC-V(S), USNR at Washington, D.C. by Lieutenant Commander H.B. Atkinson, USNR, Executive Officer of the Office of Naval Officer Procurement of Washington
17. An African American man, Edward Swain Hope of Washington, D. C., is sworn in as a Lieutenant, CEC-V(S), USNR at Washington, D.C. by Lieutenant Commander H.B. Atkinson, USNR, Executive Officer of the Office of Naval Officer Procurement of Washington

Naval Photographic Center (U.S.)

Keywords:

    African American Men; African American Soldiers; African Americans; American; Armed Forces; Flags; Navies; Oaths; Officers; United States; United States. Navy; Washington (D.C.); World War, 1939 1945
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Bow-side view of Liberty ship SS Robert S. Abbott during its launching at Permanente Metals Corporation Shipyard No. 2
18. Bow-side view of Liberty ship SS Robert S. Abbott during its launching at Permanente Metals Corporation Shipyard No. 2

Joseph, E. F

Keywords:

    African American Soldiers; African Americans; Armed Forces; Employees; Launchings; Liberty Ships; Richmond (Calif.); Shipbuilding Industry; Ships; United States; World War, 1939 1945
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Descendants of the late Edward A. Savoy pose for the camera at the launching of Liberty ship SS Edward A. Savoy, Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard
19. Descendants of the late Edward A. Savoy pose for the camera at the launching of Liberty ship SS Edward A. Savoy, Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard

Keywords:

    African American Children; African American Soldiers; African American Women; African Americans; Armed Forces; Baltimore (Md.); Clothing & Dress; Liberty Ships; Savoy Family; United States; Women; World War, 1939 1945
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Members of the launching party for the Liberty ship SS Robert S. Abbott, Permanente Metals Corporation Shipyard No. 2
20. Members of the launching party for the Liberty ship SS Robert S. Abbott, Permanente Metals Corporation Shipyard No. 2

Joseph, E. F

Keywords:

    African American Soldiers; African American Women; African Americans; Armed Forces; Employees; Launchings; Liberty Ships; Richmond (Calif.); Shipbuilding Industry; United States; Women; World War, 1939 1945
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Miss Lulu Mae Hamel (flower girl and shipyard worker) presenting a bouquet of roses to Mrs. John H. Sengstacke (sponsor) during the launching of the Liberty ship SS Robert S. Abbott at Permanente Metals Corporation Shipyard No. 2
21. Miss Lulu Mae Hamel (flower girl and shipyard worker) presenting a bouquet of roses to Mrs. John H. Sengstacke (sponsor) during the launching of the Liberty ship SS Robert S. Abbott at Permanente Metals Corporation Shipyard No. 2

Joseph, E. F

Keywords:

    African American Soldiers; African American Women; African Americans; Armed Forces; Clothing & Dress; Handshaking; Launchings; Richmond (Calif.); Ships; United States; Women; World War, 1939 1945
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Mrs. Edith Savoy Morgan, daughter of the late Edward A. Savoy, christens the Liberty ship SS Edward A. Savoy by breaking a bottle of champagne against its hull while others look on, Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard
22. Mrs. Edith Savoy Morgan, daughter of the late Edward A. Savoy, christens the Liberty ship SS Edward A. Savoy by breaking a bottle of champagne against its hull while others look on, Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard

Keywords:

    African American Men; African American Soldiers; African American Women; African Americans; Armed Forces; Baltimore (Md.); Launchings; Liberty Ships; Ships; United States; Women; World War, 1939 1945
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Mrs. John H. Sengstacke, sponsor of the Liberty ship SS Robert S. Abbott, christens the ship by breaking a bottle of champagne against its hull on the day of its launching, Permanente Metals Corporation Shipyard No. 2
23. Mrs. John H. Sengstacke, sponsor of the Liberty ship SS Robert S. Abbott, christens the ship by breaking a bottle of champagne against its hull on the day of its launching, Permanente Metals Corporation Shipyard No. 2

Joseph, E. F

Keywords:

    African American Soldiers; African American Women; African Americans; Armed Forces; Launchings; Liberty Ships; Richmond (Calif.); Ships; United States; Widows; Women; World War, 1939 1945
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African American captain and part of the crew on the day of the launching of the liberty ship SS Frederick Douglass
24. African American captain and part of the crew on the day of the launching of the liberty ship SS Frederick Douglass

Keywords:

    African American Men; African American Ship Captains; African American Soldiers; African Americans; Armed Forces; Baltimore (Md.); Launchings; Liberty Ships; Military Uniforms; United States; World War, 1939 1945
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Beulah Whittington, an African American shipyard worker, receiving a bouquet of American Beauty roses from Frank Stearns of Richmond Shipyard No. 2 as Katie Lewis, the African American matron of honor, looks on during the ship launching of the SS S. Hall Young at Richmond Shipyard No. 2
25. Beulah Whittington, an African American shipyard worker, receiving a bouquet of American Beauty roses from Frank Stearns of Richmond Shipyard No. 2 as Katie Lewis, the African American matron of honor, looks on during the ship launching of the SS S. Hall Young at Richmond Shipyard No. 2

Joseph, E. F

Keywords:

    African American Soldiers; African American Women; African Americans; Armed Forces; Clothing & Dress; Launchings; Liberty Ships; Richmond (Calif.); Roses; United States; Women; World War, 1939 1945
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Bow-side view of Liberty ship SS George Washington Carver as it slides down the way, Richmond Shipyard No. 1
26. Bow-side view of Liberty ship SS George Washington Carver as it slides down the way, Richmond Shipyard No. 1

Joseph, E. F

Keywords:

    African American Soldiers; African Americans; Armed Forces; Employees; Launchings; Liberty Ships; Richmond (Calif.); Shipbuilding Industry; Ships; United States; World War, 1939 1945
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Frederick Douglass III, grandson of the noted Abolitionist, addressing the workers and congratulating the crew of the SS Frederick Douglass on the day of its launching
27. Frederick Douglass III, grandson of the noted Abolitionist, addressing the workers and congratulating the crew of the SS Frederick Douglass on the day of its launching

Keywords:

    African American Men; African American Soldiers; African Americans; Armed Forces; Baltimore (Md.); Launchings; Liberty Ships; United States; World War, 1939 1945
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Marcus Hall, an African American shipyard worker, singing at the ship launching of the SS S. Hall Young at Richmond Shipyard No. 2
28. Marcus Hall, an African American shipyard worker, singing at the ship launching of the SS S. Hall Young at Richmond Shipyard No. 2

Joseph, E. F

Keywords:

    African American Men; African American Soldiers; African Americans; Armed Forces; Employees; Launchings; Liberty Ships; Richmond (Calif.); Shipbuilding Industry; Singing; United States; World War, 1939 1945
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Two African American crew members (at left: Walter E. Harris, Jr., deck engineer; at right: William E. Simmons, Jr., Warrant Officer) of the Liberty ship SS Robert L. Vann shaking hands with Mrs. Jessie Matthews Vann (Robert L. Vann's widow) on the day of the launching
29. Two African American crew members (at left: Walter E. Harris, Jr., deck engineer; at right: William E. Simmons, Jr., Warrant Officer) of the Liberty ship SS Robert L. Vann shaking hands with Mrs. Jessie Matthews Vann (Robert L. Vann's widow) on the day of the launching

Smith, Roger

Keywords:

    African American Men; African American Soldiers; African Americans; Armed Forces; Clothing & Dress; Handshaking; Liberty Ships; Navies; Officers; Portland (Me.); United States; Widows; World War, 1939 1945
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Three African American sailors walking across and trying to balance on wooden beams that are laid across a sand pit while others look on and wait their turn at U.S. Navy Receiving Station, Camp Robert Smalls
30. Three African American sailors walking across and trying to balance on wooden beams that are laid across a sand pit while others look on and wait their turn at U.S. Navy Receiving Station, Camp Robert Smalls

Keywords:

    African American Sailors; African American Soldiers; African Americans; Armed Forces; Military Training; Military Training Camps; Naval Training Center Great Lakes (Ill.); United States; World War, 1939 1945
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African American soldiers holding a barrage balloon to demonstrate its operations in the Third War Loan Drive in Washington, D. C
31. African American soldiers holding a barrage balloon to demonstrate its operations in the Third War Loan Drive in Washington, D. C

Smith, Roger

Keywords:

    African American Soldiers; African Americans; Airships; Armed Forces; Barrage Balloons; Blimps; United States; United States. Army; Washington (D.C.); World War, 1939 1945
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African American war correspondent aboard a U.S. Coast Guard ship
32. African American war correspondent aboard a U.S. Coast Guard ship

United States. Coast Guard

Keywords:

    African American Journalists; African American Soldiers; African Americans; Armed Forces; United States; United States. Army; War Correspondents; World War, 1939 1945
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Group photograph of the U.S. Coast Guard Quartet members while singing, New York, N.Y
33. Group photograph of the U.S. Coast Guard Quartet members while singing, New York, N.Y

Naval Photographic Center (U.S.)

Keywords:

    African American Singers; African American Soldiers; African Americans; Armed Forces; New York (N.Y.); Quartets; United States; United States. Coast Guard; United States. Navy; World War, 1939 1945
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Group portrait of African Americans, Seabee Band members, from the 30th Special U.S. Naval Construction Battalion, playing on a stage
34. Group portrait of African Americans, Seabee Band members, from the 30th Special U.S. Naval Construction Battalion, playing on a stage

Naval Photographic Center (U.S.)

Keywords:

    African American Musicians; African American Soldiers; African Americans; Armed Forces; Bands; England; Navies; United States; United States. Navy; United States. Navy. Seabees; World War, 1939 1945
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Induction station officer swearing in African American fathers and sons
35. Induction station officer swearing in African American fathers and sons

United States. Army. Signal Corps

Keywords:

    African American Fathers; African American Soldiers; African American Young Men; African Americans; Armed Forces; Fort Benning (Ga.); Oaths; United States; United States. Army; World War, 1939 1945
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James Edward Sommerville watches Sgt. Arthur Dertrom demonstrate the Army's "handie-talkie" during the stopover of the WAC [Women's Army Corps]- War Bond Caravan in Cartersville, Ga., in the Fourth war Loan Drive
36. James Edward Sommerville watches Sgt. Arthur Dertrom demonstrate the Army's "handie-talkie" during the stopover of the WAC [Women's Army Corps]- War Bond Caravan in Cartersville, Ga., in the Fourth war Loan Drive

United States. Army. Signal Corps

Keywords:

    African American Boys; African American Soldiers; African Americans; Armed Forces; Cartersville (Ga.); Military Officers; Radiophones; United States; United States. Army; World War, 1939 1945
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Photograph of Lieutenant Clarence Samuels of the United States Coast Guard, the highest ranking African American officer in the Navy
37. Photograph of Lieutenant Clarence Samuels of the United States Coast Guard, the highest ranking African American officer in the Navy

Naval Photographic Center (U.S.)

Keywords:

    African American Soldiers; African Americans; Armed Forces; Military Uniforms; Navies; Officers; Panamanian Americans; United States; United States. Coast Guard; United States. Navy; World War, 1939 1945
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Portrait of two African American brothers Charles Charlton (left) and George Charlton (right) in their sailor uniforms
38. Portrait of two African American brothers Charles Charlton (left) and George Charlton (right) in their sailor uniforms

Keywords:

    African American Officers; African American Sailors; African American Soldiers; African Americans; Armed Forces; Brothers; Military Uniforms; Navies; Officers; United States; World War, 1939 1945
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Pvt. Eugene Johnson of Fort Sheridan Reception Center, with his painting depicting the American Negroes' part in the war effort
39. Pvt. Eugene Johnson of Fort Sheridan Reception Center, with his painting depicting the American Negroes' part in the war effort

United States. Army. Signal Corps

Keywords:

    African American Artists; African American Soldiers; African Americans; Armed Forces; Artists' Models; Fort Sheridan (Ill.); Painting; United States; United States. Army; World War, 1939 1945
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School children learn how anti-aircraft guns operate in the Third War Loan Drive in Washington, D.C
40. School children learn how anti-aircraft guns operate in the Third War Loan Drive in Washington, D.C

Smith, Roger

Keywords:

    African American Boys; African American Soldiers; African Americans; Antiaircraft Guns; Armed Forces; United States; United States. Army; Washington (D.C.); World War, 1939 1945
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U.S. Navy African American enlisted members placing six-inches-shells in magazines at the Naval Ammunition base
41. U.S. Navy African American enlisted members placing six-inches-shells in magazines at the Naval Ammunition base

Naval Photographic Center (U.S.)

Keywords:

    African American Soldiers; African American Young Men; African Americans; Armed Forces; Navies; Shells (Ammunition); United States; United States. Navy; World War, 1939 1945
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U.S. Navy African American horsemen posing in Vanuatu jungles
42. U.S. Navy African American horsemen posing in Vanuatu jungles

Naval Photographic Center (U.S.)

Keywords:

    African American Horsemen And Horsewomen; African American Soldiers; African Americans; Armed Forces; Navies; United States; United States. Navy; Women; World War, 1939 1945
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U.S. Navy African American Seabees covering a steel tank, South Pacific bases
43. U.S. Navy African American Seabees covering a steel tank, South Pacific bases

Naval Photographic Center (U.S.)

Keywords:

    African American Soldiers; African Americans; Armed Forces; Construction; Military Depots; Navies; Oceania; United States; United States. Navy; United States. Navy. Seabees; World War, 1939 1945
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U.S. Navy African American sailors lined up for the USS Mason's commissioning ceremony, Boston Navy Yard
44. U.S. Navy African American sailors lined up for the USS Mason's commissioning ceremony, Boston Navy Yard

Naval Photographic Center (U.S.)

Keywords:

    African American Soldiers; African Americans; Armed Forces; Boston (Mass.); Mason (Destroyer Escort); Military Uniforms; Navies; United States; United States. Navy; World War, 1939 1945
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SPAR Olivia J. Hooker, of Columbus, Ohio, at the U.S. Coast Guard Training Station, Manhattan Beach
45. SPAR Olivia J. Hooker, of Columbus, Ohio, at the U.S. Coast Guard Training Station, Manhattan Beach

United States. Coast Guard

Keywords:

    African American Soldiers; African American Women; African Americans; Armed Forces; Hooker, Olivia J; Participation, African American; United States; United States. Coast Guard; United States. Coast Guard. Womens Reserves Reserve; United States. Navy; Women; World War, 1939 1945
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SPARS Olivia Hooker, of Columbus, Ohio, and Aileen Anita Cooke, of Los Angeles, California, aboard the dry-land ship "USS Neversail," during their training at the U.S. Coast Guard Training Station, Manhattan Beach
46. SPARS Olivia Hooker, of Columbus, Ohio, and Aileen Anita Cooke, of Los Angeles, California, aboard the dry-land ship "USS Neversail," during their training at the U.S. Coast Guard Training Station, Manhattan Beach

United States. Coast Guard

Keywords:

    African American Soldiers; African American Women; African Americans; Armed Forces; Cooke, Aileen Anita; Hooker, Olivia J; Participation, African American; United States; United States. Coast Guard; United States. Coast Guard. Womens Reserves Reserve; United States. Navy; Women; World War, 1939 1945
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African American Charity Adams, First Officer in the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps, standing in uniform and pointing to a poster that reads, "Women! Answer America's Call, Serve in the W.A.A.C."
47. African American Charity Adams, First Officer in the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps, standing in uniform and pointing to a poster that reads, "Women! Answer America's Call, Serve in the W.A.A.C."

Keywords:

    African American Officers; African American Soldiers; African American Women; African Americans; Armed Forces; Military Uniforms; Recruiting And Enlistment; United States; United States. Army. Women's Army Auxiliary Corps; United States. Army. Women's Army Corps; Women; World War, 1939 1945
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African American Private Hannah Wills developing an x-ray film in the x-ray laboratory at Post Hospital, Camp Breckinridge
48. African American Private Hannah Wills developing an x-ray film in the x-ray laboratory at Post Hospital, Camp Breckinridge

Keywords:

    African American Soldiers; African American Women; African Americans; Armed Forces; Camp Breckinridge (Ky.); Hospital Laboratories; Military Hospitals; Radiography Films; United States; United States. Army. Women's Army Corps; Women; World War, 1939 1945
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Lena Horne, African American actress, singer, and sponsor of the SS George Washington Carver, about to place a kiss on the cheek of Montrose Carrol, a chipper who worked on the Liberty ship, during the ship's launching, Richmond Shipyard No. 1
49. Lena Horne, African American actress, singer, and sponsor of the SS George Washington Carver, about to place a kiss on the cheek of Montrose Carrol, a chipper who worked on the Liberty ship, during the ship's launching, Richmond Shipyard No. 1

Joseph, E. F

Keywords:

    African American Actresses; African American Men; African American Soldiers; African American Women Singers; African Americans; Armed Forces; Employees; Horne, Lena; Liberty Ships; Richmond (Calif.); Shipbuilding Industry; United States; Women; World War, 1939 1945
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Lena Horne, African American actress, singer, and sponsor of the SS George Washington Carver, signing autographs for African American shipyard workers who helped build the ship, on the day of its launching, Richmond Shipyard No. 1
50. Lena Horne, African American actress, singer, and sponsor of the SS George Washington Carver, signing autographs for African American shipyard workers who helped build the ship, on the day of its launching, Richmond Shipyard No. 1

Joseph, E. F

Keywords:

    African American Actresses; African American Men; African American Soldiers; African American Women Singers; African Americans; Armed Forces; Employees; Horne, Lena; Liberty Ships; Shipbuilding Industry; United States; Women; World War, 1939 1945
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