Two African American WWII Nurses' Aides

National Museum of American History

Object Details

Description (Brief)
Press print; gelatin silver print with white border; image of two African American World War II (WWII) era female nurses' aides working at a table wrapping bandages; both women are wearing a nurses uniform with apron and hat; cabinet with glass front housing more supplies in background; woman on left is identified on verso as Mrs. Louis Lucas and woman on right is Miss Susie Freeman; photograph taken at Freedmen's Hospital in Washington, D.C. by Roger Smith working for the Office of War Information (OWI)
Location
Currently not on view
1940-1945
ID Number
2019.0220.0001
accession number
2019.0220
catalog number
2019.0220.0001
Object Name
gelatin silver print
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 10 in x 8 in; 25.4 cm x 20.32 cm
place made
United States: District of Columbia, Washington
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Work
Photography
National Museum of American History
Subject
Women
African American
Nursing
Medical supplies
Medicine
Uniforms
World War II
related event
World War II
Record ID
nmah_1954707
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-6cd1-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
WWII era African American Nurses
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