Women's Machine Gun Squad Police Reserves, New York City

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Description

The original caption for this photograph reads: Women’s machine gun squad police reserves, New York City. Practicing with Lewis Machine Gun which is to be sent to the front. The killing range of this gun is 2 miles and it fires 500 shots per minute. Captain Elise Reniger, manning the gun, Miss Helen M. Striffler on the rear seat, and Mrs. Ivan Farasoff driving.

Citation

This primary source comes from the Records of the War Department General and Special Staffs.

National Archives Identifier: 31474833

Full Citation: Photograph 165-WW-143B-23; Women’s Machine Gun Squad Police Reserves, New York City; 8/1/1918; Drills – Civilian Bodies – Women; American Unofficial Collection of World War I Photographs, 1917 – 1918; Records of the War Department General and Special Staffs, Record Group 165; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/womens-machine-gun-squad/, May 13, 2026]

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