Elizabeth Simpson Collection
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Elizabeth Simpson and Eunice
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Elizabeth Simpson (right) and friend Eunice stand outside a church, both in WAVES raincoat, purse, and soft-brimmed hats with white cover, circa 1944.
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Elizabeth Simpson and WAVES at Indiana University
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Elizabeth Simpson (right) poses with two fellow WAVES under an awning with the Indiana University logo in spring 1943. The women wear the WAVES dress blue uniform and soft-brimmed hat with blue cover.
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Elizabeth Simpson in Bloomington
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Elizabeth Simpson poses beside a structure in Bloomington, Indiana, where she attended storekeepers store from April to June 1943. She wears the WAVES dress blue uniform and soft-brimmed hat with blue cover. A note on the back of the photo reads,"This was taken last Sunday - Had just washed my hair and my hat wouldn't stay down."
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Eunice Roundtree
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Eunice Roundtree, in WAVES raincoat and soft-brimmed hat with white cover, poses on the steps of a structure, circa 1944.
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WAVES Dot and Janet at Cedar Falls
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Elizabeth Simpson's roommates during basic training, Dot and Janet, pose outside a building at Cedar Falls, Iowa, in 1943. The women wear the WAVES dress blue uniform and soft brimmed hat with blue cover.
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WAVES at U.S. Naval Training Station San Diego
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WAVES Millie Swift of Iowa; Agnes Lawrence of Oakland, California; Elizabeth Simpson of Richmond, Virginia; and Sue Wright of South Dakota pose outside WAVE Barracks 1 at the U.S. Naval Training Station, San Diego, California, in November 1943. The women wear the WAVES dress blue uniform and soft-brimmed hat with blue cover.
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WAVES in Tijuana, Mexico
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Elizabeth Simpson (right) poses with fellow WAVES Sylvester and Eunice at a photo stand in Tijuana, Mexico, in February 1944.