1943 Press Photo New York WAAC Quarters at Fort Washington Staten Island NYC

In a basement laundry room of WAAC quarters at Fort Washington, Hazel Gerwer, Staten Island, with pair of olive drab panties to the clothesline. When asked the appropriate name of this particular article of feminine apparel by an enthusiastic reporter a WAAC replied, "Those are government issue." Auxiliary Gerwer wears fatigue clothes. Photo measures 7 x 9.5 inches. Photo is dated 3-19-1943.

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