In September 1946, a “North Penn Photo Revue” showcasing “The North Penn Victory Celebration” was produced to honor the area’s service men and women who had served in World War II.


It was published by Charles J. Maguire of the North Penn News in Lansdale.

It was noted in the introduction that it had been “long promised and, we hope, anxiously awaited. The purpose has not been for artistic achievement, but rather for recording for years to come the names and pictures of North Penn men and women who helped bring peace to the world in 1945.”

It also included a promise that this was “the first issue of the North Penn Photo Revue, but we promise, not the last.”

The Lansdale Historical Society said it may have been just that, the first and the last.

With Mother’s Day just past, we thought we would feature a few photos of the women pictured in The Revue.

In the photo of the seated women, Virginia Testone of East Main Street, Lansdale, is shown after being sworn in as a member of the Women’s Army Corps, with Lt. Frances Johnson, WAC, who administered the oath.

In the other photo of the standing women, Dorothy Van Luvanee of Souderton is being sworn in as a member of the U.S. Coast Guard Women’s Reserve.

We plan to occasionally feature photos from The Revue in coming weeks and months.