A good cartoon makes the rounds at the WAVE recreation room at the naval air station Anacostia, Washington, DC.
The photo comes from the National Archives.
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On Inspection
WAVE Commander McAfee, accompanied by Rear Adm. George S. Bryam, inspects the WAVES on duty at the Hydrographic Office, Suitland, MD.
The photograph comes from the National Archives.
WAVES Barracks
San Francisco during World War II was a military town. And while many were bunked at places like Treasure Island, for some WAVES the crush of military personnel meant they lived in the city, off base.
This is an aerial of the WAVES’ barracks at the Western Women’s Club in San Francisco, looking northeast.
The photo comes from the National Archives.
On the Radio
WAVE Genevieve Sullivan speaks on the radio at the WAVES Training School, Hunter College, the Bronx, New York in late 1943.
The photograph comes from the National Archives.
WWI Photo Identification – Wartime Librarian Mary Josephine Booth, ALA in Germany
Amazing!
Sometimes all it takes to properly identify a photo is a little bit of luck and a lot of patience! In this case, a collector-friend of mine recognized one of my studio postcard photos on a library history blog. Apparently, the photo was saved from a past eBay auction by an intrepid library historian and subsequently identified. I knew the photo depicted a WWI American Library Association worker posing in a German studio in 1919. What I didn’t know was her identity……..
Mary Josephine Booth was born in Beloit, WI on May 24th, 1876 to John Robertson Booth of Fonde, NY. She earned degrees from Beloit College and the University of Illinois Library School.
Her wartime record is incredibly well documented on her 1919 passport application. She was issued US passport #71443 by the US Department of State on November 5th, 1917 and left for France 11 days later…
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From the Log…
Finally, from the December 1943 WAVES News Letter, some updates on jobs and rankings for WAVES.
The newsletter comes from the Schlesinger Library at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study.
Gunnery Instruction
From the December 1943 WAVES News Letter. Here, a WAVE at Pensacola Naval Air Station learns how to train men in gunnery skills.
The newsletter comes from the Schlesinger Library at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study.
WAVES at Pensacola
Pensacola, Florida hosted a huge Naval presence during World War II, including a Naval Air Training Center (training pilots and gunners). Women not only works to train pilots and gunners, but also kept the planes up to spec at the huge station (which spanned several different facilities).
The newsletter comes from the Schlesinger Library at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study.
WAVES at Lakehurst
The December 1943 edition of the WAVES News Letter featured profiles of the different bases where the women might be stationed, included Naval Air Station Lakehurst. In Lakehurst, women worked in various aviation-related dutied, including parachute riggers, aerographers, radio operators, control tower operators and other jobs.
The newsletter comes from the Schlesinger Library at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study.
Radio Class
This image appeared with the story about training in radio in the December 1943 edition of the WAVES News Letter. WAVES trained at University of Wisconsin, Madison.
The newsletter comes from the Schlesinger Library at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study.
Hinges of History 