Photo of Seaman Elizabeth Freeman Drexler in uniform discussing her shoes with a U. S. Naval cobbler
Dublin Core
Title
Photo of Seaman Elizabeth Freeman Drexler in uniform discussing her shoes with a U. S. Naval cobbler
Subject
WWII
World War II
Women in Military
Decatur, IL.
Navy
WAVES
World War II
Women in Military
Decatur, IL.
Navy
WAVES
Description
WWII - Herald and Review Library; Drexler, Elizabeth Freeman/ 2/22/1944. Article on back of photo: Seaman Elizabeth Freeman Drexler, former auditor's clerk at the Caterpillar Military Engine Co., finds that she wears out shoes 'faster than I ever have in my life,' she tells the cobbler at the U. S. Naval training school, Bronx, N. Y., where she is taking her boot training as a member of the original Inez. J. Bender, Wave platoon. She is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Harry Freeman, Newark, IL. A second contingent of the Decatur Waves platoon is being formed now by Wave personnel stationed in the Illinois Power Co. offices."
Creator
U. S. Naval Training School, Bronx, NY
Source
Bronx, NY
Publisher
Decatur Public Library, Decatur, IL.
Date
2/22/1944
Contributor
Decatur Herald and Review
Rights
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Relation
unknown
Format
.jpg
600 dpi
600 dpi
Language
English
Type
photograph
Identifier
AF172
Coverage
World War II
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
photograph
Physical Dimensions
10 x 8"
Files
Collection
Citation
U. S. Naval Training School, Bronx, NY, “Photo of Seaman Elizabeth Freeman Drexler in uniform discussing her shoes with a U. S. Naval cobbler,” Decatur Public Library Local History Photo Collection, accessed December 27, 2024, http://omeka.decaturlibrary.org/items/show/167.