Female Gun Crew


7/26/1918-WOMEN’S MACHINE GUN SQUAD, POLICE RESERVE: Practicing the Lewis machine gun which is to be sent to the front. The killing range of this gun is 2 miles, and it fires 600 to 800 shots per minute. Photo shows Captain Elise Reigner, manning the gun. Miss Helen M. Striffler in the side car/rear seat, and Mrs. Ivan Earasoff driving an Excelsior motorcycle.
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