NDLI: NAACP photographs of African American soldiers and women civilians participating in activities and services of the American National Red Cross, United Service Organizations, and Theater Special Services, during World War II

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NAACP photographs of African American soldiers and women civilians participating in activities and services of the American National Red Cross, United Service Organizations, and Theater Special Services, during World War II

Content Provider	Library of Congress - Photographs
Description	Photos (several on postcard mounts) show soldiers and nurses in various leisure activities at Red Cross service clubs and "clubhouses" in London, England; Leghorn, Italy; the South Pacific; and the United States; includes some portraits of nurses and Red Cross directors; leisure activities and entertainment at USO service clubs in the United States many of which show USO hostesses in casual conversation or engaged in social activities with soldiers; includes a group portrait of a Salvation Army interracial women's club and social activities sponsored by the Theater Special Services. Prominent people represented in USO photos: Raymond Massey and Canada Lee performing a radio broadcast at an NBC studio; Charles Laughton at a camp show at Fort Lawton, Wash.; Alan Ladd visiting soldiers at a Station Hospital in Kearns, Utah; Jackie Robinson at a USO club in Daytona Beach, Fla.
File Format	JPG / JPEG
Language	English
Part of Series	Groups of Images (LOTs)
Requires	HTML5 supported browser
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Domain (in LCSH)	USO clubs--1940-1960.
Subject Domain (in LCSH)	World War, 1939-1945--Military life--American.
Subject Domain (in LCSH)	United Service Organizations (U.S.)--1940-1960.
Subject Domain (in LCSH)	African Americans--Military service--1940-1960.
Subject Domain (in LCSH)	African Americans--Social life--1940-1960.
Subject Domain (in LCSH)	American National Red Cross--1940-1960.
Subject Domain (in LCSH)	Salvation Army--1940-1960.
Subject Domain (in LCSH)	World War, 1939-1945--Women--American.
Content Type	Image
Resource Type	Photograph

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