WAVES Recruits at Hunter College
Object NamePhotograph
Historic Owner
Harriet I. Pickens
Dateca. 1945
PeriodWorld War II
Mediumphotographic paper
ClassificationsCommunication Artifacts
Credit LineCollection of the Intrepid Museum. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William Pickens III. P2008.41
Object numberP2008.41
DescriptionPhotograph, Black and white; Horizontal official image of a large group of women standing in three lines on the campus of Hunter College in the Bronx, New York. They are recruits at boot camp for the WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service). They are all wearing the WAVES dark blue uniform of jackets, skirts, hats and gloves. Each woman has a suitcase next to her. The women are lined up on a curved driveway in front of a large brick building. The women all have light skin. There is a white border around the image.On View
Not on view
Ralph M. Viggiano
October 27, 1966–December 3, 1967
Object number: A2021.07
