Negro service men entertained at WAAC center

Register Des Moines, Iowa HOV 8 I94p Negro Service Men Entertained at WAAC Center 111 " 1 A group of Negro officer candidates attending the army school at Grinriell (la.) college were guests at the Negro WAAC USO center, Twelfth st. and Keosauqiia Way. Here they listen to juke box records with two Negro WAACs in training at Fort Des Moines.

World War II Iowa Press Clippings

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Title: Negro service men entertained at WAAC center
Contributor: State Historical Society of Iowa (Iowa City)
Publisher: Register (Des Moines, Iowa)
Description: Image of Negro soldiers being entertained at a WAAC center accompanies article.
Notes: Caption reads: A group of Negro officer candidates attending the army school at Gromwell (la.) college were guests at the Negro WAAC USO center, Twelfth st. and Keosauqua Way. Here they listen to juke box records with two Negro WAACs in training at Fort Des Moines.
Subjects (Local): Topics: Women's military activity
United States. Army. Women's Army Auxiliary Corps
World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Female
Women soldiers -- Iowa -- Fort Des Moines
World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, African American
Subject: Time: 1940-1950
Subject: Place: United States -- Iowa -- Polk County -- Fort Des Moines
Physical Description: 1 clipping : b&w
13 x 15 cm.
Digitization Specifications: Master image scanned with Ricoh Aficio 3228C as a JPEG at 600 ppi.
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Contact Information: E-mail inquiries for the State Historical Society of Iowa should be directed to history.research@iowa.gov or library.st@uiowa.ed
File name: 1942-11-08-03.jpg
Item Type (DCMI): Text
Still image
Item Type (AAT): Clippings (Information artifacts)
Item Type (IMT): jpeg