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African American women, members of the 32nd and 33rd Company's Women's Army Auxiliary Corps basketball team, playing a game of basketball at Fort Huachuca

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division

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Military

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World War II

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United States Army, Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAACs) and Women's Army Corps (WACs)

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African American women, members of the 32nd and 33rd Company's Women's Army Auxiliary Corps basketball team, playing a game of basketball at Fort Huachuca

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Title
African American women, members of the 32nd and 33rd Company's Women's Army Auxiliary Corps basketball team, playing a game of basketball at Fort Huachuca
Names
United States. Army. Signal Corps (Sponsor)
Collection

Military

World War II

United States Army, Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAACs) and Women's Army Corps (WACs)

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1939 - 1945
Place: Arizona
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Military
Topics
African Americans
African-American soldiers
Armed Forces -- United States
World War, 1939-1945
United States. Army. Women's Army Auxiliary Corps
United States. Army. Women's Army Corps
Military life
African American women
African American baseball players
Military sports
Women basketball players
Fort Huachuca (Ariz.)
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Content: Caption on back: "32nd and 33rd Company's WAAC Basketball Teams at Play -- Reading from left to right: Reba Caldwell, Leader, Pittsburgh, Kansas; Lillian Duncan, Auxiliary First Class, Little Rock, Ark.; Georgia Goens, Technician Fifth Grade, New York, N.Y.; Gwendolyn Seymour, Auxiliary First Class, Roanoke, Va.; Dorothy Thompson, Auxiliary First Class, Nashville, Tenn.; Mildred Gilmore, Technician Fifth Grade, Chicago, Illinois."
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Extent: 1 photographic print: gelatin silver, 8 x 10 in.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b13049857
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG96-F156
Negative number: 9SC-42-FH
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 9254e8b0-c645-012f-1eff-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1939: Created (Approximate)
  • 2020: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "African American women, members of the 32nd and 33rd Company's Women's Army Auxiliary Corps basketball team, playing a game of basketball at Fort Huachuca" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1939 - 1945. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-fa0f-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "African American women, members of the 32nd and 33rd Company's Women's Army Auxiliary Corps basketball team, playing a game of basketball at Fort Huachuca" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 27, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-fa0f-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1939 - 1945). African American women, members of the 32nd and 33rd Company's Women's Army Auxiliary Corps basketball team, playing a game of basketball at Fort Huachuca Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-fa0f-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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African American women, members of the 32nd and 33rd Company's Women's Army Auxiliary Corps basketball team, playing a game of basketball at Fort Huachuca