Press photograph showing the first contingent of African American Army nurses to arrive in the Southwest Pacific Area receiving mail from home (light wear and creasing to edges and corners, stray mark to top margin). N.p., ca 1940s. Typed caption label, notations, and multiple dates ink stamped on verso, including 8 January 1944 and 12 March 1951. -- Silver gelatin photograph featuring African American Army nurses lining the rail of a ship as it arrives in Europe (toning, discoloration). N.p., 1944. Typed caption label and notations on verso. -- And 2 other silver gelatin photographs of soldiers including African American subjects. -- Together, 4 photographs, each 8 1/8 x 10 in. and smaller. Conditions vary, though most are fair.

[With:] 10 snapshots, 3 1/2 x 5 in. or smaller, featuring mostly African American soldiers, some with ink inscriptions identifying subjects, including a pair of images of prize fighter Toikey Thompson. Conditions vary, though most are fair, with some toning.