In this photograph from the National Archives, WAVE Bette Board Brown airbrushes a photograph at the Navy’s Art and Animation Division, U.S. Naval Photographic Science Laboratory, Anacostia, D.C.
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Meeting the Dancer
This National Archives photograph was taken at the American-Indian Exposition at Anadarko, Oklahoma, 1944. The caption reads:
WAVES from NAS, Norman, Oklahoma, were fascinated by the trapping of this real old Indian dancer. His eagle feature fan was minutely examined and appraised. Although he couldn’t speak a word of English, the translator supplied his name. It’s George Washington Daunkia and the WAVES are, left to right: front row, Virginia Low, Yeoman 2nd Class, Rita Eichalbargar, Yeoman 2nd Class, and Betsye Stratton, Yeoman 3rd Class, around from the second row is Ann Skrip, Storekeeper 2nd Class.
American-Indian Expo
This National Archives photograph was taken at the American-Indian Exposition at Anadarko, Oklahoma, 1944. The caption reads:
Two full-blooded Indian WAVES, Beulah and Delores Beaver, Specialist 2nd Class and stations at NAS Norman, Oklahoma, are being shown the new additions to the annual pageant by Jack Hokesh, Kiowa dancer.
The Preview, Part IV
WAVES attending the Homefront Heroines: The WAVES of World War II preview screening at the Broomfield Library.
Shipping Out
In this photo from the National Archives. WAVES are preparing to leave their Cedar Falls boot camp training station via train, heading for Chicago, Illinois.
I Heard the News
WAVES didn’t just keep in touch with family and friends – they also kept up on the news of the day, including developments in the war, while they were in Boot Camp. Here, WAVES in the Cedar Falls boot camp read newspapers in front of one of their residence halls.
It comes from the National Archives.
Arriving at Smith
Women arrive at Smith College for their officer’s training. Only four of the women are identified in the photo: Billye Wilde, Bette Evans, Eleanor Rich and Frances Rich. The other woman (partially hidden behind the suitcases) and the two helpful sailors are not identified.
The photograph comes from the National Archives.
Officers of Staff
The main officers of staff at the Women’s Reserves Officer Naval Training School, Smith College, Northampton, MA. They are (left to right): Lt. Bonnie Stewart, Lt. Cmdr. Wilson McCandless, Lt. Elizabeth Crandall, Captain Herbert Underwood and Lt. Cmdr. Philip Baker.
The photograph comes from the National Archives.
First Officer Class
This photograph, dating from August 1942, shows the first WAVES’ officers class at Smith College, who Joy Bright Hancock referred to as the “great unwashed.” The officers didn’t have uniforms when they began and the Navy was developing policy as the women went through training. They would later be the women to train other officers at Smith, as well as enlisted women at facilities around the country.
The photograph comes from the National Archives.
Alumnae House
Capen House, in this photograph, is located at the corner of Elm and Bedford Terrace in Northampton, across the street from the main Smith College campus. It’s part of the larger structure currently known as the Alumae House. During World War II, it was used as the WAVES dormitory.
This photograph comes from the National Archives.
Hinges of History 