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SPARS Olivia Hooker, of Columbus, Ohio, and Aileen Anita Cooke, of Los Angeles, California, in training at the dry-land ship "USS Neversail"

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

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World War II

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United States Coast Guard

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SPARS Olivia Hooker, of Columbus, Ohio, and Aileen Anita Cooke, of Los Angeles, California, in training at the dry-land ship "USS Neversail"

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SPARS Olivia Hooker, of Columbus, Ohio, and Aileen Anita Cooke, of Los Angeles, California, in training at the dry-land ship "USS Neversail"
Collection

Military

World War II

United States Coast Guard

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1945 (Approximate)
Place: Brooklyn, New York
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Military
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Military, Box 20
Topics
African Americans
African-American soldiers
Armed Forces -- United States
World War, 1939-1945
United States. Coast Guard
United States. Navy
Cooke, Aileen Anita
Hooker, Olivia J
United States. Coast Guard. Womens Reserves Reserve
World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, African American
African American women
Genres
Photographs
Publicity photographs
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Extent: 26 x 21 cm ; black and white
Description
SPARS Olivia Hooker, of Columbus, Ohio, and Aileen Anita Cooke, of Los Angeles, California, aboard the dry-land ship "USS Neversail," during their training at the U.S. Coast Guard Training Station, Manhattan Beach
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b13049857
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG96-F156
Photo Order: 54183
Other local Identifier: 8999
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): f892ebd0-9b56-0132-21b7-58d385a7b928
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

  • 1945: Created
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "SPARS Olivia Hooker, of Columbus, Ohio, and Aileen Anita Cooke, of Los Angeles, California, in training at the dry-land ship "USS Neversail" " The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1945. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/16ab87d0-9b64-0132-ef23-58d385a7bbd0

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "SPARS Olivia Hooker, of Columbus, Ohio, and Aileen Anita Cooke, of Los Angeles, California, in training at the dry-land ship "USS Neversail" " New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed July 12, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/16ab87d0-9b64-0132-ef23-58d385a7bbd0

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1945). SPARS Olivia Hooker, of Columbus, Ohio, and Aileen Anita Cooke, of Los Angeles, California, in training at the dry-land ship "USS Neversail" Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/16ab87d0-9b64-0132-ef23-58d385a7bbd0

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SPARS Olivia Hooker, of Columbus, Ohio, and Aileen Anita Cooke, of Los Angeles, California, in training at the dry-land ship "USS Neversail"