A commercially produced postcard. Front b/w photo shows WACs outdoors in Fort Des Moines with buildings, crossing the street to go to a meal. The caption below the photo states “Mess Time–W.A.A.C. T. L. Ft. Des Moines, IA.” back: written...
A commercially produced postcard. Front b/w photo shows WACs in exercise dresses and hats doing calisthenics in a field. Caption below photo says: “Calisthenics–WAAC FT. Des Moines.” Back: A message on back addressed to “Miss Faith Bellows, North Hoosac Roac,...
Royal blue match book with metallic lettering: WAAC and a drawing of the profile bust of a greco-roman helmeted warrior. Text says “Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps Fort Des Moines, Iowa. Close Cover Before Striking”
A commercially produced postcard. Front: b/w photo of WACs training. Caption below photo states: “Military Drill at WAAC Training Center, Fort Des Moines, Iowa.” Back: at the top: “The Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps offers women an opportunity to help win...
“Modeling with Millie” vol.1, #48, August 1966. Published by MALE Publishing Corp, 625 Madison Avenue, New York, NY. Marvel Comics. 12 cents per copy. Edited by Stan Lee. Art by Stan G. Story by Denny-O. Art by Artie Simek. Cover...
photos shows four people–two Black women and two daughters– in elegant dresses posing in studio. Bottom of front says “J.P. King, K. Photographer, Hawkeye, Iowa” back” shows a drawing of an artist’s palette and brushes on an easel with flowers....
photo shows a dark skinned woman in a fancy dress with ruffled collar posing for a studio portrait. cdv shows her 3/4ths view. Back of card has the name of the studio: “Leisensing, Fort Dodge, Iowa” back: studio name: Leisensing,...
photo postcard of two Black women, dressed elegantly with hats, one with fluffy muff. Handwritten in pencil at bottom front of photo: “Neta Morris, Werna Beamon” and the additional words are illegible except for “bell Keokuk” back of photo: “Neta...
a Woman in Front of a Wood Plank House in the Buxton-Hamilton area of Iowa. The postage date is stamped “Hamilton Iowa,” and the postcard is addressed to Nebraska. The front of the postcard has an embossed stamp “Flanders, Buxton...
Three small format snapshots of three young Black women posing outside with a Japanese parasol.
Press photo shows a White woman, Katherine Rush, sitting on the steps of the Iowa capitol building in Des Moines, gazing down and leaning against the wall. On her lap is a large handwritten sign: “Leon Iowa Curtis and Schmidt...
The stereoview shows a Black woman seated in a child’s bedroom and holding a young white girl in her lap. The child is in her nightgown. The caption in the bottom right of the photo says: “607 Tell Mammy about...
This hand-tinted stereoview shows a group of Black American women and children posing on a rice raft, standing with their arms crossed in front of their bodies, looking straight at the camera. The photo is captioned: “A Rice Raft, South...
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