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African American women in uniform at the launching of the S. S. Ocean Telegraph, Oakland, 1945

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Title: African American women in uniform at the launching of the S. S. Ocean Telegraph, Oakland, 1945
Alternative Title: Vivian Osborne Marsh, community activities
Contributor: Joseph, Emmanuel Francis, 1900-1979
Date Created and/or Issued: April 29, 1945
1945-04-29
Contributing Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
Rights Information: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu
Description: Emmanuel Francis (E.F.) Joseph was the first professional African American photographer in the San Francisco Bay Area of California.
Thirteen African American women, nine in military uniforms, standing in front of the S. S. Ocean Telegraph on the day it was launched.
Type: image
Identifier: uclalsc_1889_b10_f25_006.tif
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Subject: Launchings
S. S. Ocean Telegraph (cargo ship)
Source: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
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