Anoxic Faint Chamber | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society

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Anoxic Faint Chamber

Anoxic Faint Chamber | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society
Gwen Jensen, a female flight nurse, poses for a photograph during flight training at Alameda Naval Air Strip. In an anoxic faint chamber, used to simulate high altitude flying with little oxygen, Gwen Jensen writes on a clipboard as another person holds a mask towards her face. She is wearing heavy leather clothing, including a hat and glove on one hand. Her leather jacket has a black fur collar. Tubing for the mask crosses her chest.

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DESCRIPTION
Gwen Jensen, a female flight nurse, poses for a photograph during flight training at Alameda Naval Air Strip. In an anoxic faint chamber, used to simulate high altitude flying with little oxygen, Gwen Jensen writes on a clipboard as another person holds a mask towards her face. She is wearing heavy leather clothing, including a hat and glove on one hand. Her leather jacket has a black fur collar. Tubing for the mask crosses her chest.
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:85167
Creation Date: 02 1945
Creator Name:Chapelle, Dickey
City:Alameda
County:
State:California
Collection Name:Dickey Chapelle papers, 1933-1967
Genre:Photograph
Original Format Type:negative, original
Original Format Number:PH 3301C Box 6
Original Dimensions:2 x 3 inches
SUBJECTS
Coats
Hats
Nurses
Air pilots, Military
Military training camps
Women soldiers
Indoor photography
Portrait photography
Women
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Location:Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin

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