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Women Marines eat watermelon at tables during a party celebrating the end of war in August 1945. The party-goers wear various types of clothing at the outdoor event, where trashcans overflow with watermelon rinds.

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Title
End of the war watermelon party
Contributor
Mattern, Audrey Knyrim, Curator
Date
1945-08
Date (Text)
1945-08
Object ID
WV0043.6.010
Subject Headings
World War, 1939-1945
United States. Marine Corps--Women
Topics
Women's History
Military
Service Branch
Marines -- USMC Womens Reserve
Conflict / Era
World War II era (1940-1946)
Type
Image
Format
photographs
Language
English
Contributing Institution
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Archive
Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives, UNCG University Libraries; Audrey Knyrim Mattern Collection
Rights and Reuse
(http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/) IN COPYRIGHT. This item is subject to copyright. Contact the contributing institution for permission to reuse.
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Digital History Collections > University of North Carolina at Greensboro > Women Veterans Historical Project Collections > Audrey Knyrim Mattern Collection
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