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Capt. Robert L. Woods administers oath to the first Southland W.A.A.C. inductees, 1942

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Title: Capt. Robert L. Woods administers oath to the first Southland W.A.A.C. inductees, 1942
Date Created and/or Issued: July 8, 1942
1942-07-08
Publication Information: Los Angeles Times
Contributing Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Archives
Rights Information: US
UCLA Library Special Collections, A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library, Box 951575, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575. Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu. Phone: (310) 825-4988
Description: TAKING OATH: First to be inducted into W.A.A.C. in Southland, these women who were accepted for officers training are shown being administered oath by Capt. Robert L. Woods yesterday. The future officers in the United States auxiliary army for women are, left to right, Mrs. Madelyn Miller, Mrs. Anna W. Wilson, Miss Dorothea Wilson, Mrs. Emily Davis, Miss Kathryn Johnson and Miss Emily Hathaway.
Type: image
Format: b&w negative
Identifier: uclalat_1429_b3182_26501-2
ark:/21198/zz0002v4k3
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Women--Clothing & dress--California--Los Angeles--1940-1950
World War, 1939-1945--Participation, Female
Government
United States. Army. Women's Army Auxiliary Corps
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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