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Hand tinted portrait of Pauline C. Cookman in uniform

ca. 1945

Smithsonian NMAAHC collection

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Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

Hand tinted photograph of a Women's Army Corps soldier wearing a khaki uniform. It is inscribed "to mom love Polly" in the lower right corner on the front. The photograph has the name "Pauline Cookman" written on the back.

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Catalog reference: 2011.155.135

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