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A Blog About Women Who Were Homefront Heroines: the WAVES of World War II

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Snap!

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Smile for the camera! WAVE Ruth Edith O’Brien’s job for the Navy is a snap!

The 1944 photograph comes from the National Archives.

Posted byTaylorCatProductionsDecember 28, 2014December 6, 2014Posted inUncategorizedTags:1940s, navy, photography, WAVES, WW22 Comments on Snap!

Photo Duty

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Hey, there, photographer Marjorie Sellers! Say, “cheese!”  Sellers was one of two WAVES on photo duty at NAS Seattle. Here she’s working in the photo lab.

The photo comes from the National Archives.

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Posted byTaylorCatProductionsAugust 24, 2014June 5, 2014Posted inUncategorizedTags:navy, photography, WAVES, women's history, world war 2Leave a comment on Photo Duty

Picture, Please!

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The photo corps was out in force as the WAVES anniversary approached. Here Mary Baker makes a suggestion to Ruse Nudo at NAS Norfolk, Virginia.

The photo comes from the National Archives and was published to coincide with the WAVES 2nd anniversary.

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Posted byTaylorCatProductionsJuly 22, 2014June 5, 2014Posted inUncategorizedTags:1940s, anniversary, military history, photography, WAVES, WW2Leave a comment on Picture, Please!
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