P000-038. “Elysee Blye and Ernestine Anderson.” U.S. Army Photograph. 9779-208-5/AM 51 23 Aug 1951. “A Note in the Hollywood Canteen: entertainers Pianist Miss Elyse Blye and singer Miss Ernestine Anderson. Photographer: SFC Hannes Rau. 6902 ASU Port SV DET. Seattle P.O.E., 1951 August 23

This collection includes 43 photographs showing events, dances and other daily activities at Army service clubs at Camp George Jordan, Fort Lewis and Fort Lawton between 1944 and 1951. The collection is notable for the photographs of Black soldiers based at Camp Jordan in Seattle and images of integrated service club events at a time when many army activities were still heavily segregated. Also included are photographs of Seattle jazz vocalist Ernestine Anderson who visited the camps to perform and an autographed photo of boxer Joe Lewis inscribed to Marjorie Sotero.