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Gertrude Ederle of Flushing

Collection: Portrait Collection at The Archives at Queens Library
Date: January 30, 1943; 1943-01-30 Material: black-and-white photographs Dimension: 8 x 10 inches; 400 dpi
Creator: The Archives at Queens Library Identifier: aql:17820 por-000450 por-000450.tif

Description: Gertrude Ederle of Flushing. She swam the English Channel in 1926, and aided the war effort by working in the Instrument Shop of the American Export Airlines at LaGuardia Field. Photo Taken January 30, 1943

Collection : aql:18037

Creator : The Archives at Queens Library

Date : January 30, 1943; 1943-01-30

Summary/Description : Gertrude Ederle of Flushing. She swam the English Channel in 1926, and aided the war effort by working in the Instrument Shop of the American Export Airlines at LaGuardia Field. Photo Taken January 30, 1943

Subject : Women athletes; World War, 1939-1945; Swimmers; Portraits; Ederle, Gertrude; La Guardia Airport

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Coverage : La Guardia Airport, Queens, NY Queens (New York, N.Y.)

Type : Digital image

Format : black-and-white photographs; 8 x 10 inches; 400 dpi

Identifier : aql:17820 por-000450 por-000450.tif

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Subject:
Women athletes; World War, 1939-1945; Swimmers; Portraits; Ederle, Gertrude; La Guardia Airport
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