WUSTL Film and Media Archive

Title Work

Title No: 5660

Title: Military women

Medium: Documentation

Original Medium: Photograph

Original Summary:

149 photographs: black and white; 8x10 in.  Photos chiefly show African American women in the military. Includes portraits and group portraits of women soldiers, WACs, factory workers, nurses and USO entertainers. Also has publicity photos for "The Different Drummer." Of particular note are portraits of General Hazel W. Johnson, Lena Horne with General B.O. Davis, Jr., Eleanor Roosevelt with Joe Louis, and Bette Davis signing autographs for Black soldiers.

Countries of Origin: U.S.A.

Forms: Group portraits; Publicity photographs; Portrait photographs

Subjects: African American women; African American entertainers; Women soldiers; Nurses

Name As Subjects: Johnson-Brown, Hazel W.; United States. Army. Women's Army Corps; United Service Organizations

Credits:

	Role	Name
	Compiler	Miles Educational Film Productions, Inc.

Items ^x10

	Item	Description
	5660-1	Photographic : B&W Photographic Prints
	5660-2	Photographic : Color photographic prints
	5660-3	Photographic : Color photographic prints
	5660-4	Photographic : B&W Photographic Prints
	5660-5	Photographic : B&W Photographic Prints
	5660-6	Photographic : Color photographic prints
	5660-7	Photographic : B&W Photographic Prints
	5660-8	Photographic : B&W Photographic Prints
	5660-9	Photographic : B&W Photographic Prints
	5660-10	Photographic : B&W Photographic Print on Foam Core Board

Contained By ^x1

	Title No	Title
	5659	Military women and U.S. Marines photos