Scrapbook of Claire Wilson : Scrapbook; Photograph; Ephemera; Map; Newspaper Clippings; Correspondence; Periodical; Pamphlet; Postcard 1944-1946.

Format:

Book

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Summary:

Description: Beige covers with embossed design, gold center piece; unbound. Entitled "Army Life. April 1944 - June 1946" on front page. A poem "Oh it's hell to be an army nurse" about why women should not be in the military (sexist in today's view); colored guides to shoulder insignia; photographs of army nurses in HBT overalls and helmets, U.S. Army tee-shirts and civilian clothes in Camp Rucker, Alabama; Army nurses in dress uniforms at a funeral in Fort Benning, Georgia; an Army nurse Lib Wheeler holding a baby; Army nurse with injured serviceman in hospital robe; army nurses posing for photographs in white, hospital uniforms; army nurses at the "Drum Room" in Savannah, Georgia; souvenir cards of New York attractions such as Rockefeller Center, Woolworth Building, Chrysler Building, Central park, Trinity Church, times square, etc.; cards from her trip on the Queen Mary to England; souvenirs from Ireland; the book "Northern Ireland: the land of Delightful Scenery, Camera Studies" full of color images; nurses dressed in Scottish clothing and kilts for portraits; newspaper clippings; program for an Easter dance in 1944 where the menu is made fun of, for example Butter is called Oleo, Cake is called Biscuits, etc.; portraits of Wilson; army nurse with small puppy; group of army nurses in front of unidentified triumphal arch; telegrams; Vol. 1, No. 5 of the magazine "Overseas Woman" from August-September 1945; souvenirs from the south of France; Hotel du Roy Rene; V-J Day edition of Stars and Stripes newspaper; color postcards of Germany; nurses in Germany; nurse in operating room; commemorative program for football game between the 1st Infantry Division and the 42nd Infantry Division at Nuremberg Stadium; nurses sightseeing in Germany; Linderhof Palace; German postcards of various castles; book on Neuschwanstein Castle; Hunting and fishing license issued to Wilson; souvenir cards from Brussels, Belgium; booklet on the Manneken-Pis statue; map of Brussels; photographs of Brussels including group shots of officers around monuments; 280th Station Hospital newsletters "Tid Bits"; photographs aboard ship with nurses returning to United States including one woman looking sea sick. Loose photographs found throughout are in folder in front cover.

Notes:

Description based on online resource (viewed on June 12, 2019).