The Snapshots in Time Collection

Three Women in Traditional Austrian Dirndl Dresses, 44th Infantry Division Collection

Three Women in Traditional Austrian Dirndl Dresses, 44th Infantry Division Collection

Three local women pose in traditional Austrian dirndl dresses in this photograph from the wartime album of Norman Baget, 44th Infantry Division. Captioned simply 'Austrian Dresses,' the image reflects the everyday encounters between American soldiers and European civilians as the war in Europe drew to a close in 1945. Project: 218403