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Description
V1p265b In PHOTO ALBUM-VAULT: ** fc917.9461 A3, Vol. I, page 265 center left. This photograph is contained in one of two volumes by Dobbin titled "Album of San Francisco." Text written under photo: "Just to think, all this going on and the beans are burning." Photo shows female recruits in formation. Soldierettes were at the Presidio attending National Service School, a program set up by the Women's Section of the Navy League to increase the preparedness of women for war. The course included first aid, elementary hygiene, home care of the sick, marching and drilling. Students were being trained to support the Armed Forces.
Type
image
Format
Photographs. Nonprojected graphic
Extent
1 photoprint ; 3 1/8 x 4 1/8 in.
Identifier
(C)001380825CSL01-Aleph (DRA)VVV-4082
Subject
Military personnel--California--San Francisco Women--California--San Francisco Presidio of San Francisco (Calif.)--Photographs San Francisco (Calif.)--Photographs Photographic prints Group portraits
Place
California San Francisco Presidio of San Francisco (Calif.) San Francisco (Calif.)
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