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Advertisement from a magazine for A. B. Dick Company about mimeographs, showing a WAAC using one.

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A photograph of a modern woman dressed as a WAAC officer with a hobby hat and WAAC Badge, second pattern officer Jacket and pinks skirt.

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This blouse is a first pattern reproduction of the original WAAC blouses for officers. The epelets were worn across rather than up the shoulders, with hidden buttons on the pocket flaps. The material used originally was heavier than the later…

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This hobby hat is made with a khaki cotton and has reproduction bakelite buttons and an original officer's eagle insignia from the WAACs.

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2 Sheets of paper dolls from 1943. Notice that the uniforms use the cross epelets, meaning that the first pattern uniform for the WAACs is being used.

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This Hobby Hat is a 1943 issued hat.  It sports the later generic army logo on the disk.  Note that the side buttons are the Bakelite WAAC logos however, not the army eagles. It was issued before the WAC switchover, and since it totes a later disk,…

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This book is a collection of war related comics, originally published in 1942. It includes WAAC comics. It was compiled by "King Features Syndicate".

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Image from QMC Studies, Vol 12. This is the sketch for the first pattern utility bag for the WAACs.

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A letter and envelope set for the WAAC during WWII. The WAAC went to the WAC in August of 1943, so this set has to be prior to that date. Printed and sold by Woolworth in 1943, according to the packaging.

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A brochure handed out at recruiting stations to women interested in joining the Auxiliary Women's Corps with the Army.
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