Description: An original press photograph that we acquired from the archives of the venerable 150 year-old Star Tribune newspaper in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Type & Size: A 8x7" original photograph.Condition: Photo from a working archive. May contain notes, marks, labels, clippings, and/or retouching by the staff at the time of publication. May contain issues associated with time, age, and use. Please see images for scans.Army Nurse Mae Olson, 26, from Little Falls, Minnesota, is captured in a significant moment on Guadalcanal during WWII. She is diligently checking a wounded soldier's dog tags as he is carried aboard an evacuation plane amidst a backdrop of other uniformed personnel and vehicles, depicting a tense yet organized military operation.Mae Olson was notably the first American woman on Guadalcanal, a strategic location during WWII's Pacific campaign. Guadalcanal was the site of intense fighting, and the presence of women like Olson highlighted the crucial roles played by military nurses in providing lifesaving medical care under challenging conditions. Their contributions were essential for the evacuation and recovery of countless soldiers from war zones to safer medical facilities.Text present on photo: Front: No visible text. Back: Red Pen: "R (81) 523" Blue Ink Stamp: "ENGRAVING DEPT" "43 JUN 5 AM 8:24" Black Ink (Handwritten): "1943" Newspaper Clipping: "Army Nurse Mae Olson, 26, of Little Falls, Minn., first American woman on Guadalcanal, checks a wounded soldier's dogtags as he is put aboard an evacuation plane which will fly him out of the war zone to a station hospital somewhere in the South Pacific. — AP Wirephoto."- - - The press photo archives contained a mix of silver gelatin and wire photographs from sources such as Associated Press Wirephoto. Generally B&W images with no typed text on them in this archive are silver gelatin images, and photos with typed text are wire photos. All images are vintage and original to their era.
Price: 34 USD
Location: Carlsbad, California
End Time: 2024-12-19T11:58:38.000Z
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Item Specifics
Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Type: Photograph
Subject: evacuation, war, medical, Guadalcanal, nurse, WWII
Theme: conflicts & wars, people, social history, militara
Featured Person/Artist: Mae Olson
Production Technique: Gelatin-Silver Print
Year of Production: 1943
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Size: 8x7 inches
Time Period Manufactured: 1925-1949
Number of Photographs: 1
Antique: No
Unit of Sale: Single Piece
Vintage: Yes
Framing: Unframed
