Servicewomen practicing with rifles at Fort McClellan near Anniston, Alabama.
The women are standing in foxholes. The Women's Army Corps Center at Fort McClellan, which had opened in 1951, was closed in 1976, and the WAC was discontinued in 1978 when women were fully assimilated into the U.S. Army.
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Alabama Media Group Collection |
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Alabama Department of Archives and History |
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Alabama Department of Archives and History |
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Photographs |
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Photographs Servicewomen practicing with rifles at Fort McClellan near Anniston, Alabama. Nix, Charles |
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Photographs United States. Army. Women's Army Corps; Arms & armament; Firearms; Military facilities; Soldiers; Women--Military service; Fort McClellan (Ala.); Anniston (Ala.); Calhoun County (Ala.) |
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The women are standing in foxholes. The Women's Army Corps Center at Fort McClellan, which had opened in 1951, was closed in 1976, and the WAC was discontinued in 1978 when women were fully assimilated into the U.S. Army. |
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BN0040501_04BN0040501Servicewomen practicing with rifles at Fort McClellan near Anniston, Alabama.The women are standing in foxholes. The Women's Army Corps Center at Fort McClellan, which had opened in 1951, was closed in 1976, and the WAC was discontinued in 1978 when women were fully assimilated into the U.S. Army.1977-12-071970-1979Nix, CharlesBirmingham News77-06911United States. Army. Women's Army Corps; Arms & armament; Firearms; Military facilities; Soldiers; Women--Military service; Fort McClellan (Ala.); Anniston (Ala.); Calhoun County (Ala.)Still imageNegatives (Photographs); Black-and-white negatives4000 PPI TIFFAlabama Media GroupAlabama Media Group CollectionAlabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, AlabamaEnglishCopyright, Alabama Department of Archives and History. Donated by the Alabama Media Group, http://www.alabamamediagroup.comhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/121819 |
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Servicewomen practicing with rifles at Fort McClellan near Anniston, Alabama. |
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Servicewomen practicing with rifles at Fort McClellan near Anniston, Alabama. |
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Nix, Charles |
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Nix, Charles |
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