Great Christmas publicity shot of the actress, circa 1940s.
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Rita Hayworth
This next week we’re looking at how Hollywood celebrated Christmas during the war years. Here, a Christmas publicity shot of actress Rita Hayworth, circa 1940s. Thanks to Mothic Flights and Flutterings for finding this one for us.
Greeting Cards
WAVES holiday greeting card, circa 1944. It comes from the collection of Liane Galvin.
Snow in New York
WAVE Doris Mansfield in the snow at the WAVES boot camp at Hunter College in New York. It comes from the collection of Doris Mansfield Leichliter.
Snow in Massachusetts
WAVE Franny Prindle at the WAVES officer training facility at Smith College, during a snowy day. The photo comes from the collection of Frances Prindle Taft.
Snowball Fight!
WAVES enjoy the snowfall at Cedar Falls by having a snowball fight.
The photograph comes from the National Archives.
“Come Rain or Snow”
The caption from this photograph of WAVES from the Iowa State Teachers’ College yearbook reads:
Come rain or snow, the students merely put on warm weather-resistant coasts and rubbers and march as happily as if the sun were shining. I like to watch them. Almost always they are singing as they march and I like that too.
It comes from the archives and special collections at the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls.
In Formation
WAVES march in formation at the Cedar Falls WAVES training facility. This photograph comes from a yearbook held by the University of Northern Iowa library and special collections.
Photo Edit
Here’s another photograph of the WAVES marching through the snow at the yeoman training facility in Cedar Falls. But what’s interesting in this photograph from the University of Northern Iowa archives and special collections, is the grease pencil writing on the image, showing how it was cropped for publication.
Marching in the Snow
Of course, snow days aren’t all fun and games. This photo from the National Archives shows WAVES marching back to their quarters at the yeoman training facility in Cedar Falls, IA during a snowstorm.
Hinges of History 