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Review girl cadets at Dunbar High School.

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Title
Review girl cadets at Dunbar High School.
Additional title: [African American judges and their colleagues saluting the winners of recent competitive drills.]
Names
Smith, Roger (Performer)
Collection

Education

Civilian defense education.

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1943
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Education
Topics
Education
African Americans -- Education
World War, 1939-1945 -- War work
Civil defense
Washington (D.C.)
Cadets
African American men
African American women
Saluting
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Content: The Civilian defense education [1940s] consists of photographs produced by the Office of War Information documenting civilian defense programs in nursery, primary and secondary schools in the Washington, D.C. area; Some of activities portrayed are military drills, physical fitness, cooking, demonstrations, war bond and stamp drives, tending gardensm recycling, and constructing model airplanes.
Content: Original negative # : D-10195 ; Caption on back: "Military drill has become an important part of the curriculum at Dunbar High School, Washington, D. C., for girls as well as boys; In a recent competitive drill, Company C., under command of Capt. Crystal Malone, was adjusted the outstanding military unit among the girls of the school; Photo shows the judge saluting the winning company following a review; Left to right: Lt. James Chambers of Ft. Huachuca,, Ariz., First Officer Harriet West, Second Officer Mildred Osby and Second Officer Ina Mae McFadden of the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps; Miss Julia Brooks, assistant principal of Dunbar High school; Captain Cornelius King, Cadet Corps instructor, and Lt. Col. H.O. Atwood, chief of Military Science and Tactics Department of the Colored High Schools of Washington."
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): b16173907
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 88357140-0040-0130-00ec-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1943: Issued
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Review girl cadets at Dunbar High School." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1943. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-fa66-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Review girl cadets at Dunbar High School." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 8, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-fa66-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1943). Review girl cadets at Dunbar High School. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-fa66-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Review girl cadets at Dunbar High School.