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![A military picture of 10 soldiers (1 African American) who are YMCA Educational Secretaries from Camp Dodge in 1918. A military picture of 10 soldiers (1 African American) who are YMCA Educational Secretaries from Camp Dodge in 1918.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/primary-sources/images/history-education-pss-civilww-ymca-source.jpg?itok=95dYI_im)
Description
The photograph is of 10 World War I YMCA Educational Secretaries who are stationed at Camp Dodge in Des Moines, Iowa. The image was taken in 1918, the last year of the war.
Source-Dependent Questions
- What do you notice about the photograph that seems unusual when you think about photos of military personnel, such as the African-American Captains at Ft. Des Moines, October 15, 1917? What do you notice about the body language and facial expressions?
- Knowing information about the time period and its history, why do you speculate that there is only one African American in this picture?