Women during a military drill for Women's Home Guard training
Description:
Three rows of women marching in a gym while drill instructor watches. The women were part of the Women's Home Guard military company of Kalamazoo. All the women are wearing slacks and blouses (the uniform for the group). None are identified. According to the Kalamazoo Gazette, women received military training each Wednesday evening by Kalamazoo military men, former members of the Michigan National Guard, and former officers of military units during the World War. After the drills, the women would go through a first aid course. The photograph was taken for Detroit Free Press Company. Note: There is a texture on parts of the negative that were not part of the original photograph. This does not minimize the value of the imagery.
Institution:
Western Michigan University Libraries
Collection:
Ward Morgan Collection
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Type:
still image