Ola Mildred Rexroat

Title

Ola Mildred Rexroat

Subject

World War, 1939-1945
Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Indian women

Description

This is the official WASP photograph of Ola "Millie" "Sexy Rexy" Rexroat, the only Native American woman (Oglala Lakota) to serve as a WASP.

Creator

unknown US Army photographer

Source

U.S. National Archives and Records Administration

Publisher

Dr. C.C. and Mabel L. Criss Library

Date

1943

Contributor

Uploaded to Omeka by Kaitlin Sundberg, November 28, 2016.

Rights

his work is in the public domain in the United States because it is a work prepared by an officer or employee of the United States Government as part of that person’s official duties under the terms of Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105 of the US Code.

Format

Jpeg

Type

Photograph

Original Format

Black and white photo that was later colored

Files

Ola_Mildred_Rexroat.jpg

Reference

Ola Mildred Rexroat, unknown US Army photographer, Dr. C.C. and Mabel L. Criss Library, 1943

Cite As

unknown US Army photographer, “Ola Mildred Rexroat,” UNO Digital Humanities Projects, accessed April 25, 2024, https://unodigitalhumanitiesprojects.omeka.net/items/show/211.

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