Wendell P. Dabney      

Guide to 20th Century African American Resources at the Cincinnati Historical Society Library

   

 

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Evva Friason Turpeau Collection
 
 
This photograph collection consists of one box of photographs mostly of the USO (United Service Organizations) that operated out of the Ninth Street YMCA in Cincinnati. The photos show various USO activities, such as dances, picnics, and the preparation of “care” packages.		  
 
 
Two unidentified men.
USO dance, October 9, 1945.
Evva Friason Turpeau Collection, Photo SC#276.
Cincinnati Historical Society Library, Cincinnati Museum Center.

  
 


Included are photos of some African American servicemen from the Cincinnati area who served in World War II. There are also photos of Evva Turpeau’s father, Lawrence Friason, who was the first African American superintendent for the Post Office in Cincinnati.   Request this

 
 
 
USO women preparing packages for soldiers.
USO women preparing packages for soldiers, 1944.
Evva Friason Turpeau Collection, Photo SC#276.
Cincinnati Historical Society Library, Cincinnati Museum Center.		  
     
 
 
 
 
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This online guide opened on February 10, 2004.