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Title |
Civilian Defense Corps, Field Report Centre, Women's Defense Corps, Haverhill, 1942 |
Object Type |
Print, Photographic |
Description |
Civilian Defense Corps, various training activities at the Field Report Centre, Women's Defense Corps at the Armory, Haverhill, 1942. Inscription on verso: "World War II / Civilian Defense - 1942." Five photos, different sizes, mounted together on cardboard 36 x 26 cm. 1. Two young women, Civilian Defense Corps volunteers on duty at the Field Report Centre, Hamilton Ave., Haverhill. They are seated behind a desk; the young woman on the left is using a telephone. They may be high school students. They are not identified. There is an alarm box on the desk and globe light bulbs in front of them mounted on a frame. 8 x 11 cm. 2. Men and women seated outside, wearing coats and hats, in Haverhill Stadium, in the field, on a platform. They are seated at tables and are using telephones; they are not identified. Several young men in uniform are standing near them. Oval signs on slim poles are planted in the ground, with the words "Fire," "Engineering," "N.E.T. & T. Co.," "Hav. Elec. Co." Probably Civilian Defense Corps WWII training. Noted on verso as "Field Report Centre at Stadium - Sept. 1942." 9 x 11 cm. 3. George E. Dalrymple, director of Civilian Defense, seated at a desk in an office. A map of Haverhill, bulletins about air raids and blackouts, and a calendar showing April 1942 are on the walls. 9 x 11 cm. 4. Civilian Defense Corps, twenty-three women training inside the Haverhill Armory. Inscription on verso: "Women's Defense Corps training in Armory, 1942." The women are marching indoors in formation around the perimeter of the room. Three of the women are African American; the rest are white. They are wearing dresses or sweaters or shirts with pants. They are not identified. 9 x 11 cm. 5. The same group of women, training inside the Armory, are marching in formation led by George T. Laing. He is wearing a suit and is on the left in front of the group. 9 x 11 cm. |
Date |
1942 |
Processing Method |
Gelatin silver print |
Call Number |
HH17 Senter HPH 31-429F |
Catalog Number |
31479006488133 |
Subjects |
Haverhill (Mass.) Civil defense--United States World War, 1939-1945 Group portraits Portraits Armories |
Place |
Haverhill, MA |
People |
Dalrymple, George E. Laing, George T. |
Search Terms |
Haverhill Civilian Defense Corps Women's Defense Corps George E. Dalrymple Dalrymple George T. Laing Laing Field Report Centre Haverhill Fire Department Signal Station Armory Hamilton Avenue Haverhill Stadium Men Women African Americans World War II Group portraits Portraits |
Collection |
Haverhill History Collection |
Provenance |
Found in collection. |
Digital Collection |
Senter Digital Archive |
Copyright Statement |
Copyright is not held by the Haverhill Public Library. The library retains custodial rights. |
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Last Updated |
2021-02-04 |