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German-American Bund ceremony. Three layers of men in white shirts and tall peaked caps. American flags and flags containing swastikas behind them.

German-American Bund rally in New York, Feb. 20, 1939. A large stadium is filled with people. The center podium has American Flags and a painting/picture of George Washington.

This is a clipping from the April 10, 1943 Lansing State Journal concerning Grace Thorpe's joining the WAAC in Detroit, Michigan.

This is a still image from the news reel "Avenge Pearl Harbor" where they appeal to the hearts of Americans across the nation.

This is a clipping from the August 27, 1943 edition of the Ogden Standard-Examiner. Grace Thorpe had just been shipped from Fort Oglethorpe to Ogden, UT.

A still image from Charlie Chaplin's film, "The Great Dictator" in which he plays a dual role as a dictator, representing Adolf Hitler, and a Jewish barber. In this image his Dictator, Adenoid Hynkle, is delivering a speech comprised mostly of…

This is a July 24, 1943 newspaper clipping from the Gazette and Daily featuring Grace Thorpe's graduation from Fort Oglethorpe, GA.

This is a newspaper clipping from the December 9, 1944 Brooklyn Daily Eagle, mentioning Grace Thorpe's WAC service.

A still image featuring the title page from "Prelude to War" of the Why We Fight series made by Frank Capra.

This is a World War II-era recruitment poster for the Army Nurse Corps. It features a white woman in uniform, stating "You are needed now."