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Naval Training Class
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Navy personnel sitting at typewriters wearing headphone learning code, probably during World War II. The sailors are in an auditorium or gymnasium, possibly the Field House on the University of Wisconsin-Madison, campus.
April 1943
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W0137B1
WHi 25160
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WAVES in a Classroom
WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service) in a classroom sitting at typewriters listening to headphones studying code.
Naval Training School Personnel
October 27, 1944
Group portrait of 11 U.S. Naval Training School (Radio) personnel: three officers, four non-commissioned sailors,and four male civilians on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. First man on ...
Naval Training School, Division #78, Trainees
September 17, 1945
Group portrait of U.S. Naval Training School (Radio), Division #78, trainees at University of Wisconsin-Madison. This is the final class.
Naval Training School, Division #74, Trainees
August 6, 1945
Group portrait of U.S. Naval Training School (Radio), Division #74, trainees at University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Naval Training School, Division #78, Trainees
September 17, 1945
Group portrait of U.S. Naval Training School (Radio), Division #78, trainees at University of Wisconsin-Madison. This is the final class.
Naval Students Typing in Classroom
Elevated view of a classroom of Naval students wearing headphones while learning how to type at the U.S. Naval Training School (Radio).
