[WACs march in Paris parade, 1945]
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Title |
[WACs march in Paris parade, 1945] |
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Date |
1945-05 |
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Subject headings |
World War, 1939-1945 |
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Era |
World War II era (1940-1946) |
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Service branch |
Other--British WAC |
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Item description |
A platoon of WACs march in formation along the Avenue des Champs-Elysees in Paris, France, in May 1945. They are dressed in barracks caps, olive drab service jackets, and skirts. Several more platoons of women dressed in service uniforms, a Dodge WC-54 3/4-Ton Ambulance, and the Arc de Triomphe can all be seen behind them. |
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Veteran's name |
Broomfield, Florence Beatrice O'Brien |
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Veteran's biography |
Florence B. O'Brien Broomfield, a British Citizen who was born in the United States, enrolled in the Women's Army Corps (WAC)as a "Limey WAC" in 1944."
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Place |
Champs-Elysées (Paris, France) |
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Type |
image |
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Original format |
photographs |
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Image type |
Posed military unit |
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Original publisher |
[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] |
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Contributing institution |
Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives, UNCG University Libraries |
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Source collection |
WV0466 Florence Beatrice O'Brien Broomfield Photographs |
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Rights statement |
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ |
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Additional rights information |
IN COPYRIGHT. This item is subject to copyright. Contact the rights holder noted above for permission to reuse. Agence Photographic A.B.C. Reproduction forbidden. |
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Object ID |
WV0466.6.005 |
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Digital publisher |
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, University Libraries, PO Box 26170, Greensboro NC 27402-6170, 336.334.5304 -- http://library.uncg.edu/ |
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OCLC number |
900815234 |
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