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Mrs. Fannie Hunt Denie, pioneer woman recruiting officer – Vintage Print

Mrs. Fannie Hunt Denie, pioneer woman recruiting officer, 1917 April 14. — historic photograph
Mrs. Fannie Hunt Denie, pioneer woman recruiting officer, 1917 April 14.. Historic photograph from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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A window into the past: Mrs. Fannie Hunt Denie, pioneer woman recruiting officer, preserved in this historic photograph. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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Mrs. Fannie Hunt Denie, pioneer woman recruiting officer

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Mrs. Fannie Hunt Denie stands out here as a woman serving as a recruiting officer in New York City, a role that was rare for women in the spring of 1917, just weeks after the United States entered the First World War. The photograph, dated April 14, 1917, comes from the National Photo Company Collection, a body of work that documented everyday life and public events in the early twentieth century. Women across the country were turning to war work, including recruitment drives that encouraged men to enlist, and this image offers a glimpse of that shifting public role.

Created / published1917 April 14.
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1900-1920.
NotesNo. EX74S. National Photo Company Collection.
SubjectsWorld War, 1914-1918--Women--New York (State)--New York. World War, 1914-1918--Recruiting & enlistment--New York (State)--New York.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,121 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-168784

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