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Women in Royal NavyBiblio.com

WWII Women's Royal Naval Service Photo Album from HMS Royal Arthur 73 Photographs Documenting Named Wrens in Uniform at the Training Camp 1944

1944235151944. Women's Royal Naval Service photograph album documenting life at HMS Royal Arthur the Royal Navy's training camp establishment at Skegness where a prewar holiday camp was transformed into a military training and accommodation center during the Second World War. Named individuals throughout with handwritten identifications the album follows Dorothy Gardner and other Wrens serving in the expanding wartime navy while also capturing the theatrical entertainment routines featuring cross dressed men and ceremonial duties that shaped daily life away from the front lines. Beyond its images of uniformed women the album records a military community of offices dining halls stages chalets and training facilities that supported Britain's wartime naval operations at a camp which was bombed by German aircraft on February 21st 1942. Photo album of approximately 73 silver gelatin photographs various sizes ranging from 1.5" x 1.5" to 8.5" x 6.5" chiefly HMS Royal Arthur Camp Skegness Lincoln and other British locations c. 1944. Large group portraits are captioned "H.M.S. Royal Arthur July 1944" showing rows of Wrens in naval caps and dark uniforms. Several photos show soldiers by artillery navy men on small military boats and canons. Multiple group photos show men and women in Navy uniform. The photographs place women within the essential but often overlooked machinery of wartime naval administration including supply clerical work communications camp management transport and food service. Captions identify Peggy Marjorie Dorothy Margaret Joan Harry Blake Farnsworth Bernard Cavanagh Dennis Leo Dugay May of Glasgow Geoffrey Roy Bluemel Mrs. Thomason of Leigh Pat Taylor Nancy and Cynthia of HMS Ariel. Additional off camp photographs show bicycle outings skating scenes shipboard snapshots barracks and chalet interiors social gatherings and a guard of honour at Lincoln near the cathedral. Particularly notable is the album's extensive documentation of entertainment and morale-building activities. Several photographs are captioned "Up Spirits" and "concerts at H.M.S. Royal Arthur" revealing an active performance culture within the camp. Sailors appear in theatrical productions alongside women in costume while musicians perform with accordions and pianos before assembled audiences. One series features actor Charles Redgrave "with the girls" and another photograph captures the wartime tradition of gender-crossing stage entertainment in which male servicemen performed in women's clothing for camp audiences. These scenes provide an unusually vivid record of military leisure performance and social life within a wartime naval community. HMS Royal Arthur was bombed by German aircraft on 21 February 1942 The album therefore records daily life at a site that was both a military workplace and a target of wartime attack. By 1944 the Women's Royal Naval Service had expanded dramatically from its earlier First World War role with women serving in hundreds of naval occupations while remaining largely excluded from combat at sea. The photographs capture that transformation through named individuals workplace groups ceremonial events friendships and recreational activities illustrating how women became integral to the operation of Britain's wartime navy. The album documents the social world created when thousands of servicewomen and servicemen lived and worked together inside one of Britain's largest naval shore establishments. Sailors Wrens airmen Canadians civilians performers and local acquaintances appear throughout its pages creating a rich portrait of wartime relationships and community formation. Album shows handling wear page wear and a few removed photographs; handwritten captions remain extensive and legible throughout. Overall in good condition. An unusually dense and highly personal record of women's naval service wartime labor military entertainment gender performance and everyday life at HMS Royal Arthur during the Second World War. unknown

Max Rambod Inc. · États-Unis1 800,00 $US≈ 1 522,98 €

US Marine Corps Women's Reserve U SBiblio.com

WWII US Marine Corps Women's Reserve Service Documented in San Francisco Bay Area Photographs World War II

1943213151943. United States Marine Corps Women's Reserve service documented in photographs produced during World War II in the San Francisco Bay Area. The images record the participation of women in the Marine Corps Women's Reserve program established in 1943 a wartime expansion of the U.S. armed forces that assigned women to administrative communications and logistical roles in order to release male Marines for combat duty. The photographs depict women serving in uniform performing clerical tasks assembling for formation and socializing together preserving visual evidence of the daily lives and institutional roles of women who entered the Marine Corps during the wartime mobilization of the 1940s. Several photographs also trace the personal backgrounds of these service members including family portraits and earlier images connected to Polish American communities in Chicago situating military service within immigrant family histories and urban social networks. Archive of 129 black and white photographs primarily silver gelatin prints dating from the late 1930s through the World War II years. The photographs show women wearing United States Marine Corps Women's Reserve winter service uniforms consisting of forest green jackets six gore skirts khaki shirts and ties with several individuals wearing bell crowned service hats with red cords distinctive to the branch. Chevron insignia visible on some sleeves indicate non commissioned officer ranks. A number of images show groups of women standing in formation suggesting training exercises or ceremonial assembly. Another photograph shows a uniformed servicewoman beside a sign for a United States Naval Hospital indicating work in medical or administrative support functions. Other photographs depict everyday activities including typing at desks walking across military grounds and gathering in outdoor spaces with fellow service members. Leisure scenes show women seated together on lawns posing near buildings and socializing during off duty hours. Civilian photographs include picnics park outings beach and poolside scenes where women appear in swimsuits and images of wedding celebrations and formal portraits in evening dress. The archive also includes staged theatrical photographs in which women appear in costume suggesting participation in recreational performances or amateur productions. Many photographs include recognizable San Francisco landmarks including City Hall Market Street Fisherman's Wharf and views toward Alcatraz Island placing the military service documented in the archive within the wartime urban environment of the Bay Area. Earlier photographs predating the war include family portraits taken in professional studios some bearing embossed photographer stamps and inscriptions associated with Polish surnames and Chicago studios. One cabinet card identifies Stephanie Hanslik of 1669 Milwaukee Avenue in Chicago linking the servicewomen documented here to immigrant communities in the American Midwest. Together the images trace a visual narrative connecting immigrant family life wartime mobilization and the institutional integration of women into the Marine Corps during the Second World War. Photographs range in size from approximately 1 x 2 inch snapshots to larger cabinet card formats measuring up to approximately 6 x 7.75 inches with most prints around 3 x 4.5 inches. Minor surface wear and light handling marks consistent with age; overall very good condition. The archive offers substantial documentation of women's military service and social life within the USMC Women's Reserve during the wartime expansion of the U.S. armed forces. unknown

Max Rambod Inc. · États-Unis1 850,00 $US≈ 1 565,29 €

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