Photograph
Imprisoned Navy Nurses Come Home
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| Two nurses, Leona Jackson, left, and Mary Rose Harrington Nelson, right, return to Guam after being imprisoned in Los Banos, Philippines, for over two years. Jackson is wearing a dress with large buttons. Nelson is wearing a cap and dress suit uniform, and holding a long pen-like object. Behind them is a map of Guam painted on the wall. Leona Jackson went on to become the third director of the United States Navy Nurse Corps in 1954. |
| Image ID: | 85338 |
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| Creation Date: | 03 1945 |
| Creator Name: | Chapelle, Dickey |
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| Collection Name: | Dickey Chapelle papers, 1933-1967 |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | negative, original |
| Original Format Number: | PH 3301C Box 3 |
| Original Dimensions: | 3 x 2 inches |
| Maps |
| Nurses |
| Military uniforms |
| Prisoners of War |
| Women soldiers |
| World War, 1939-1945 |
| Indoor photography |
| Portrait photography |
| Women |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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