Skip to main content

Naval History and Heritage Command

NH 97518 "WAVES pass the Word"

Photo #: NH 97518 "WAVES pass the Word"
Download Image:
Low (PNG, 319x319px, 73KB)
Med (JPEG, 1280x1280px, 209KB)
High (TIFF, 6104x4984px, 29MB)
Title: "WAVES pass the Word"
Description: Photo #: NH 97518 WAVES pass the Word ... Both speedy and accurate are the WAVES who 'man' Naval Communications at Washington, D.C. heart of the Navy's far-flung communications network. Through their hands flow the unending stream of messages attendant upon a Navy at war. Replacing male experts needed at sea or distant bases, these alert, competent members of the Women's Reserve are 'passing the word' for the men behind the guns. Telegrapher Third Class Ida May Rowley ... checks monitor tape. Quoted from the original caption released with this photograph effective 28 July 1945. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval History and Heritage Command.
Catalog #: NH 97518
Related Content
Topic
Document Type
  • Photograph
Wars & Conflicts
Navy Communities
File Formats
  • Image (gif, jpg, tiff)
Location of Archival Materials
Author Name
Place of Event
Recipient Name