New army hostesses in Germany
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Item data
Title
New army hostesses in Germany
Collection
Military
Post-World War II Activity
Troops stationed in Germany
Names
United States. Army. Signal Corps (Photographer)
Date / Origin
Date Created: 1947-01-23
Library Location
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Military
Subjects
African Americans
African-American soldiers
Armed Forces -- United States
Germany
Genres
Notes
Content: Caption on back: "Miss Bertha Heetland of Sibley, Iowa, Assistant Theater Hostess in the European Theater, shows two Army hostesses who recently arrived in Germany where the headquarters, under which they will work, is located; Center is Miss Bertha Cookman of New York City, at right, Miss Mary L. Barnes of Amarillo, Texas, 1-23-47."
Identifiers
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b13049857
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG96-F156
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): a5968e90-c645-012f-4f48-58d385a7bc34
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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "New army hostesses in Germany" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1947. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a5968e90-c645-012f-4f48-58d385a7bc34
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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1947). New army hostesses in Germany Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a5968e90-c645-012f-4f48-58d385a7bc34
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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "New army hostesses in Germany" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 14, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a5968e90-c645-012f-4f48-58d385a7bc34
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