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Dorothy Wagner State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa City 1945-01-22 This digital image may be used for educational purposes, as long as it is not altered in any way. No commercial reproduction or distribution of this file is permitted without written permission of the State Historical Society of Iowa World War II Iowa press clippings Jpeg image/jpeg 1 clipping : b&w ; 20 x 5 cm eng Clippings; Text; Still Image Text; Still image Clippings (Information Artifacts) 1945-01-22-02.jpg https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/ What are little WAVES made of Globe Gazette (Mason City, Iowa) Women's military activity <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=United+States.+Army.+Women%27s+Army+Auxiliary+Corps">United States. Army. 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State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa City 1943-03-18 1941; 1942; 1943; 1944; 1945; 1946; 1947; 1948; 1949; 1950 2006-11-27 This digital image may be used for educational purposes, as long as it is not altered in any way. No commercial reproduction or distribution of this file is permitted without written permission of the State Historical Society of Iowa. 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World War II Iowa Press Clippings image/jpeg 1 clipping : b&w ; 4 x 10 cm. eng Text; Clippings 1942-11-29-07.jpg 173848404 https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/ What prisoner of war is wearing Express (Red Oak, Iowa) Prisoner of war camps <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=World+War%2C+1939-1945+--+Prisoners+and+prisons%2C+American">World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, American</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=United+States+--+Iowa+--+Page+County+--+Clarinda">United States -- Iowa -- Page County -- Clarinda</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=World+War+II">World War II</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Prisoners+of+war+--+Germany">Prisoners of war -- Germany</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Camp+Clarinda+%28Clarinda%2C+Iowa%29">Camp Clarinda (Clarinda, Iowa)</a> Images of a man modeling prisoner of war uniform accompany article. State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa City 1943-12-16 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950 2006-02-23 This digital image may be used for educational purposes, as long as it is not altered in any way. No commercial reproduction or distribution of this file is permitted without written permission of the State Historical Society of Iowa. World War II Iowa Press Clippings image/jpeg; Display image: 80,148 bytes 1 clipping : b&w ; 17 x 11 cm. eng Still image; Text; Clippings 1943-12-16-02.jpg 173848404 https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/ What the WAACs can do Iowegian (Centerville, Iowa) Women's military activity <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=United+States.+Army.+Women%27s+Army+Auxiliary+Corps">United States. Army. 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World War II Iowa Press Clippings image/jpeg 1 clipping : b&w ; 10 x 10 cm. eng Text; Clippings 1942-12-12-03.jpg 173848404 https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/ What the well-dressed army nurses will wear Democrat (Davenport, Iowa) Women's military activity <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=World+War%2C+1939-1945+--+Participation%2C+Female">World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Female</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=United+States">United States</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=World+War+II">World War II</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Women+soldiers">Women soldiers</a> Image of seven army nurses in various uniforms accompanies article State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa City 1943-03-14 1941; 1942; 1943; 1944; 1945; 1946; 1947; 1948; 1949; 1950 2006-11-27 This digital image may be used for educational purposes, as long as it is not altered in any way. 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