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Bess Truman and others attend the fifth anniversary party of the Women's Army Corps in Washington, D.C

2009-1717
Accession Number
2009-1717
7.5x9 inches
Black & White
HST Keywords
Truman - Bess - Dinners - Parties - Shows - Women's Army Corps; Women's Army Corps
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Description
Bess Truman, wife of the President, and Col. Mary Hallaren (right), WAC Director, smile as Rep. Edith Nourse Rogers (R-Mass) (center) cuts the fifth birthday cake of the Women's Army Corps. Members of the corps (rear), who requested that Rep. Rogers cut the cake, look on at the anniversary party in Washington, D.C. From: Truman Home.
Date(s)
May 14, 1947