Arlington Farms

Arlington Farms was "a residence for women who work in the U.S. government for the duration of [World War II]". Photos are by Esther Bubley.

 A girl in her room playing a phonograph at Arlington Farms, 1943

  

 A girl just coming in from a sunbath at Arlington Farms, 1943

  

 A girl looking at snapshots in her room at Idaho Hall, Arlington Farms. 

A typical room scene since there is a shortage of space in the laundries

  

 A group around a piano in the lounge of Idaho Hall, Arlington Farms, 1943

  

 A new girl arriving at Idaho Hall, Arlington Farms, 1943

  

 A room resident and her friend at Idaho Hall, Arlington Farms, 1943

  

 A soldier treating his date to a coke in the service shop at Idaho Hall, Arlington Farms, 1943

  

 Dancing the Virginia reel at a bi-weekly Saturday night 

"open house" dance at Idaho Hall, Arlington Farms, 1943

  

 Desk clerk sorting the mail at Idaho Hall, Arlington Farms, 1943

  

During intermission at one of the bi-weekly "open house" dances 

held in the main lounge of Idaho Hall, Arlington Farms, 1943