Freezing Conditions
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Title
Freezing Conditions
Subject
Group of navy nurses at hospital in Adak, Alaska
Description
The group of women shown here, while looking relatively pleased and smiling, are standing in what is clearly a cold and unforgiving climate in Adak, Alaska in 1943. These US Navy Nurse Corps members are serving at the US Naval Hospital in Adak, and are dressed in gear fit for winter weather, except for maybe the white skirts and tights they have on.
If you look closely, you can see that these nurses are wearing the traditional navy nurse uniform of a white dress and white shoes and tights, complete with cap, but have modified the uniform for practicality reasons, adding a large coat. Nurses were expected to serve in all kinds of climates, and even those on the US home front dealt with difficult weather conditions during their service.
If you look closely, you can see that these nurses are wearing the traditional navy nurse uniform of a white dress and white shoes and tights, complete with cap, but have modified the uniform for practicality reasons, adding a large coat. Nurses were expected to serve in all kinds of climates, and even those on the US home front dealt with difficult weather conditions during their service.
Creator
Unknown Photographer, US Navy
Source
Women if World War II Website: "Navy Nurse: Navy Nurse Corps at Adak, Alaska," by Margie Bedell-Burke, November 29, 2017, image courtesy of the US Navy: https://www.womenofwwii.com/navy/navy-nurses/navy-nurse-corps-at-adak-alaska/
Publisher
US Navy
Date
Accessed April 27, 2020
Rights
Public Domain
Format
Photograph (jpg)
Language
English
Type
Still Image
Identifier
US Navy Nurses in Adak, Alaska 1943
Coverage
US Navy Nurses of WWII, US Nurse Uniforms of WWII, US Navy Hospitals of WWII
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
black and white photo
Physical Dimensions
2797 X 2160
Collection
Citation
Unknown Photographer, US Navy, “Freezing Conditions,” US Nurses in World War II, accessed April 25, 2024, https://usnursesww2.omeka.net/items/show/62.