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Swearing In - New York Recruiting Office
From the collection of Marine Corps Women's Reserve (COLL/981), at the Archives Branch, Marine Corps History Division1918-08-17
National Women’s History Museum
Alexandria, VA, United States
Violet Van Wagner, Marie S. Schleight, Florence Wiedinger, Isabelle Balfour, Janet Kurgan, Edith Barton, and Helen Constance Dupont are sworn in as privates by Lieutenant George Kneller in New York. The women are shown wearing the standard-issued men's blouse, prior to the creation of the women's uniform. Mrs. Dupont and Miss Kurgan are sisters.
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- Title: Swearing In - New York Recruiting Office
- Creator: From the collection of Marine Corps Women's Reserve (COLL/981), at the Archives Branch, Marine Corps History Division
- Date Created: 1918-08-17
- Location Created: New York
- Rights: OFFICIAL USMC PHOTOGRAPH
- External Link: https://www.flickr.com/photos/usmcarchives/6035544680/in/gallery-187302325@N03-72157713375964808/
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