C0339Guide to Panoramic photo of women yeomen at the Norfolk, Virginia Navy Yard C0339Panoramic photo of women yeomen at the Norfolk, Virginia Navy YardAmanda MenjivarGeorge Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections Research Center

August 7, 2023

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-06-05 03:02:34 -0400.Description is written in: English, Latin script.Describing Archives: A Content Standard George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections Research Center Panoramic photo of women yeomen at the Norfolk, Virginia Navy Yard C0339 /repositories/2/resources/667 2 Linear Feet January 30, 1919 Sepia panoramic photo of women yeomen at the Norfolk, Virginia Navy Yard, January 30, 1919. The emulsion of this photograph is adhered to glass which has split into two pieces. The photograph measures 8" wide and 43" long. Map Case 34.2 English Access Restrictions

Access is restricted due to physical fragility. A digital surrogate was created by Kelsey Kim in June 2023 and is available to view upon request.

 Use Restrictions

No known copyright. The Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries believes that this collection is not restricted by copyright or related rights, but a conclusive determination could not be made. (See https://rightsstatements.org/page/NKC/1.0/?language=en)

 Acquisition Information

Purchased by Lynn Eaton from Caroliniana Rare Books in July 2019.

 Processing Information

Processing and finding aid completed by Amanda Menjivar in August 2023.

 Historical Information

Yeomen (Female), also as written as "Yeomen (F)", was an enlisted rank in the United States military during World War I. Thanks to a language loophole in the Naval Act of 1916, women were allowed to officially enlist in the military for the first time. As a result, over 600 women enlisted from March - April 1917, reaching nearly 4000 by July 1919. The Yeomen, also called "Yeomenettes" mostly worked in clerical positions at Naval Yards across the United States, including the Norfolk, Virginia Naval Base.

 Scope and Content

Sepia panoramic photo of women yeomen at the Norfolk, Virginia Navy Yard, January 30, 1919. Image shows three rows of women posed in uniform for the camera. An inscription reads: "Yeoman [illegible] Industrial Department of Norfolk Navy Yard[,] Norfolk VA[?,] Jan. 30, 1919[.]" According to a label on the glass, the photo was taken by G. L. Hall Optical Co from Norfolk, VA.

 Related Materials

holds materials on women Yeoman, including panoramic photographs from the Norfolk Navy Yard.

holds material on American women's military service, including World War I women Yeomen.

 Arrangement

This is a single item collection.

 Preferred Citation

Panoramic photo of women yeomen at the Norfolk, Virginia Navy Yard, C0339, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.

 Bibliography

Path, Nathaniel. "The Story of the Female Yeomen during the First World War." National Archives and Records Administration, 2006. https://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/2006/fall/yeoman-f.html.

"World War I era Yeomen (F)." Naval History and Heritage Command, accessed August 7, 2023. https://www.history.navy.mil/our-collections/photography/people---special-topics/women-in-the-navy/world-war-i-era-yeomen--f--.html.

 Women and the military -- United States Photography Virginia -- History United States. Navy