Date:
1950s
Description:
WAVES Uniform Hat & Purse
Description:
WWII not only brought women into the industrial work force but also into service for their country. The Women's Appointed Volunteer Emergency Service, or WAVES, was established by the US Navy to enlist women for service eventually recruiting over 80,000 by the wars end. This uniform was worm by donor Evelyn Cratty who served as a member of a WAVES unit based in Seattle, Washington in the 1950s.
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WAVES Uniform Hat & Purse
WAVES Uniform Hat
WAVES Uniform Hat Label
WAVES Uniform Hat Label
WAVES Uniform Hat & Purse
WAVES Uniform Hat
WAVES Uniform Hat Label
WAVES Uniform Hat Label