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War gas attack -- self help

Instructions on how to prepare for and respond to a gas attack by Japanese forces. Chart of different kinds of gas, their smell, effects, and protection and first aid.

GLC09549

For every fighter a woman worker/ care for her through the YWCA

A precursor to rosie the riveter, this WWI poster shows a young woman factory worker holding a bomb and airplane.

GLC09550

Lutamos pela liberdade de todos [in Portuguese]

Printed by the Office of Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs. Propaganda poster written in Portuguese showing a blue head with helmet trailing with red and white stripes. Part of effort to distribute news, films and broadcast radio to Latin America...

GLC09551

Attack on Pearl Harbor: Japanese photographs, with naval strategy map and propagana material [Decimalized .01- .11]

GLC09552

[Japanese report on the attack at Pearl Harbor]

Printed Japanese text with illustrations detailing bombing strategy of Pearl Harbor.

GLC09552.01

[Bombardment of Pearl Harbor]

Mounted photograph of Japanese aerial view of attack on Pearl Harbor with Japanese text on verso.

GLC09552.02

[Bombardment of Pearl Harbor]

Mounted photograph of Japanese aerial view of attack on Pearl Harbor iwth printed Japanese text on verso.
From Naval History and Heritage Command's catalog: "Photograph taken from a Japanese plane during the torpedo attack on ships moored on both...

GLC09552.03

[View from a Japanese plane of the fire at Wheeler airfield at Pearl Harbor]

Mounted photograph of Japanese aerial view of attack on Pearl Harbor with Japanese text on verso.
From Naval History and Heritage Command's catalog: "Planes and hangars burning at Wheeler Army Air Field, Oahu, soon after it was attacked in the...

GLC09552.04

[Bombardment of Pearl Harbor]

Mounted photograph of Japanese aerial view of attack on Pearl Harbor. Japanese text on verso.
From Naval History and Heritage's catalog: "Vertical aerial view of Battleship Row, beside Ford Island, during the early part of the horizontal bombing...

GLC09552.05

[Bombardment of Pearl Harbor]

Image printed on board of Japanese aerial view of attack on Pearl Harbor. Japanese text in caption.

GLC09552.06

[Bombardment of Pearl Harbor]

Image printed on board of Japanese aerial view of attack on Pearl Harbor. Japanese "zero" plane with can be seen in image. Japanese text in caption.
From the Naval History and Heritage Command's catalog: "Japanese Navy Type 97 Carrier Attack Plane...

GLC09552.07

[Bombardment of Pearl Harbor]

Image printed on board of Japanese aerial view of attack on Pearl Harbor with Japanese text in caption.
From Naval History and Heritage Command's catalog: "Halftone reproduction of a photograph taken from a Japanese plane during the torpedo attack on...

GLC09552.08

[Burning aircraft carrier flying American flag]

Color image of a burning aircraft carrier flying American flag. Additional American vessel in foreground. Japanese text in caption on right hand side.

GLC09552.09

[Vessel under attack with Japanese planes flying overhead]

Color image of a vessel under attack with Japanese planes flying overhead. Japanese text in caption on right hand side.

GLC09552.10

General Map of Greater East Asian Co-prosperity Sphere and Pacific Ocean

Map of territories included in the Japanese propaganda concept, the "Greater East Asian Co-prosperity Sphere." The concept promoted the cultural and economic unity of the region by a self-sufficient bloc of Asian nations led by the Japanese and free...

GLC09552.11

14 press photographs of the Doolittle Raid [Decimalized .01-.14]

A collection of 14 photographs of the Doolittle Raid.

GLC09553

Planning details of the trip from "Shangri-La" to Tokyo

A black and white photograph of Captain Marc A. Mitscher, and Major General James H. Doolittle with airmen preparing for the raid on a flight deck of the USS Hornet . There is a press clipping attached to the back of the photograph with a stamp dated...

GLC09553.01

B-25 bombers on flight deck of the USS Hornet

A black and white photograph of the USS Hornet's flight deck full of B-25 bombers preparing for the raid. Another ship is present in the background of the photograph. There is a press clipping attached to the back of the photograph with a stamp dated...

GLC09553.02

They Took Off From Here to Head to Tokyo

A black and white photograph of the USS Hornet's flight deck full of B-25 bombers and airmen preparing for the raid. There is a press clipping attached to the back of the photograph with a stamp dated April 24, 1943.

GLC09553.03

U.S Planes Roar Over Yokosuko Naval Base Near Yokohama

A black and white aerial photograph of Yokosuko Naval Base. There is a press clipping attached to the back of the photograph with a stamp dated April 21, 1943.

GLC09553.04

Doolittle Leads the Raid on Tokyo

A black and white aerial photograph of Major General James H. Doolitle's B-25 taking off from the deck of the USS Hornet. There is a press clipping attached to the back of the photograph with a stamp dated April 20, 1943.

GLC09553.05

Tokio Raider Gets Take-Off Signal at "Shangri-La"

A black and white photograph of a B-25 preparing to taking off from the deck of the USS Hornet. There is a press clipping attached to the back of the photograph. Romoved from an unknown mat.

GLC09553.06

[Photograph of American soldier sitting next to the wing of a plane]

A black and white photograph of an American soldier sitting on a hill next to the wing of a B-25 bomber.

GLC09553.07

Tokio Target as Seen From "Shangri-La" Raiders' Plane

A black and white aerial photograph of the Yokosuka Naval Base. There is a press clipping in the photograph and an block of the photo is obscured by a white bar. The back of the photograph is dated April 24, 1943.

GLC09553.08

Tokyo Raider in Hands of Japanese

A black and white photograph of a blindfolded U.S. Army Air Corps officer being led from a plane by two Japanese soldiers. There is a press clipping in the photograph and an block of the photo is obscured by a white bar. The back of the photograph is...

GLC09553.09

From Aerial Umbrella to Chinese Parasols

A black and white photograph of American and Chinese soldiers carrying parasols. A press clipping is a part of the photograph.

GLC09553.10

Chinese Rescue Crashed Shangri-La Bombers

A black and white photograph of Chinese soldiers bringing a group of General Doolittle's raiders in a small village near where their bomber crashed. Featured in the photograph is Colonel John Hilger, who was injured in the crash. Attached to the back...

GLC09553.11

Japanese Picture of Doolittle Fliers

A black and white photograph of U.S. Army Air Corps men in Japan following the Doolittle Raid. Two of the men in the photograph are believed to be Lieutenant Robert Hite and Lieutenant William Farrow. Attached to the back of the photograph is a...

GLC09553.12

Raided Tokyo, Escaped Japanese by Hiding in Cave

A black and white photograph of U.S. Army Air Corps men outside a cave in Japan following the Doolittle Raid. Attached to the back of the photograph is a press clipping describing the photograph with the date April 22, 1943. Removed from an unknown...

GLC09553.13

Gen. Doolittle's Men Hide in a Cave

A black and white photograph of U.S. Army Air Corps men outside a cave in Japan following the Doolittle Raid. Attached to the back of the photograph is a press clipping describing the photograph with the date April 22, 1943. This is a close up of...

GLC09553.14

USS Intrepid journal of Charles King [Decimalized .01-.20]

40 pages. With: 2 medals, a photograph album and 4 press photos

GLC09554

[Photograph album of Charles King]

Photograph album with attached tassel. No date. Cover illustration of Statue of Liberty, the US flag, and the Brazilian flag. 10 pages of photographs. Photographs include Charles King in Navy uniform with possible family and friends and photographs...

GLC09554.01

[Diary of Charles P. King]

"Hands Off King, C. P. MM 3/c" written on cover. 46 written pages. Inside cover reads "Charles P King MM 3/c M. Div. USS InTrepid c/o Fleet Post Office San Francisco Calif". Entries describe King's time on the USS Intrepid, including the movement of...

GLC09554.02

[World War II Victory medal]

Victory medal, World War II. Rainbow ribbon with medal depicting allegorical female image of victory. Included with diary and photograph album of Charles P. King.

GLC09554.03

[Asiatic Pacific Campaign medal]

Asiatic Pacific Campaign medal. Yellow ribbon with red, white and blue stripes with medal depicting a tropical landing scene with a battleship, aircraft carrier, submarine and an aircraft in the background with landing troops and palm trees. Includes...

GLC09554.04

[Child in toy airplane]

Photograph of a child in a toy airplane outside.

GLC09554.05

[Man standing on a post]

Man, labeled Harry, standing on a post outside.

GLC09554.06

[Two men shaking hands in front of a car ]

Two men, labeled Chuck and Tony, shaking hands in front of a car

GLC09554.07

[Portait photograph of a young man]

Portait photograph of a young man, labeled "Framin" on front. "Furman Tate, Hazelwood, N.C" on reverse.

GLC09554.08

[Group of young soldiers with guns]

Group of soldiers, each labeled with a number and on the reverse are the names for each, labeled "My Gang, 1. Jenkins 2. Kaegor 3. Jhons 4. Jhonson 5. Paul King 6. Kerr 7. Jachoskie 8. Kiefer 9. Karafar 10. Sgt Hilton 11. Dick King 12. Bob King"

GLC09554.09

[Two soldiers pose with guns]

Two soldiers pose guns, camp in background.

GLC09554.10

[Three soldiers pose with equipment]

Three soldiers pose with equipment, camp in background.

GLC09554.11

[Soldier poses with gun]

One soldier poses with gun, full length, camp in background. Reverse labeled with "R.E. King".

GLC09554.12

[Soldier poses with gun]

One soldier poses with gun, full length profile, camp in background. Reverse is labeled with "Kaegor".

GLC09554.13

[Two soldiers pose with guns]

Two soldiers pose with guns, camp in background. Reverse labeled with "Kerr" and "Jenkins".

GLC09554.14

[Five young naval sailors in uniforms]

Five young naval sailors in uniforms pose together. Originally in a cardboard frame inscribed "N.T.C. Great Lakes".

GLC09554.15

[Five young naval sailors in uniforms]

Five young naval sailors in uniforms pose together. Originally in a cardboard frame inscribed "N.T.C. Great Lakes". Names written on reverse: "Mel Reynolds, S. Bellay, Clint Pell, 55, Herb Sberrats".

GLC09554.16

U.S.S. Intrepid on its shakedown run to Trinidad. B.W.I. Oct. 1943

Printed on stock. Five planes in motion on the deck of a ship at sea, on reverse "U.S.S. Intrepid on its shakedown run to Trinidad. B.W.I. Oct. 1943" and stamp "Released for Crew Not for Publication".

GLC09554.17

M1 Div U.S.S. Intrepid May 15 1945

Hand colored photograph printed on stock. Naval soldiers and officers pose on the deck of a ship. On reverse, "M1 Div U.S.S. Intrepid May 15 1945" and stamp "Released for Crew Not for Publication".

GLC09554.18

[Japanese plane shot down by USS Intrepid]

Printed on stock. Plane nearing water, photo taken from ship. On reverse, "A Jap plane that our ship shot down 60 miles off Japan. March 19, 1945. U.S.S. Intrepid, C.V.II" and stamp "Released for Crew Not for Publication".

GLC09554.19

With the Pacific fleet in the Pacific. U.S.S. Intrepid CV.II

Hand colored photo printed on stock. Ship at sea. On reverse, "With the Pacific fleet in the Pacific. U.S.S. Intrepid CV.II" and stamp "Released for Crew Not for Publication".

GLC09554.20

USS Memphis journal. [Decimalized .01-.25]

125p. Diary with Askin's service knife with sheath, navigator's case, service record, epaulettes, medals, buttons and other insignia.

GLC09555

USS Memphis journal: Memorys and Incidents of My Last 60(?) Days in the United States Navy

Diary of Quartermaster Second Class Thomas Barwiss Hagstog Askin, Jr. containing a countdown of days until his relief day. Askin's diary describes day-to-day experiences aboard the USS Memphis. Includes entries regarding correspondence, entertainment...

GLC09555.01

Department of the Navy Bureau of Navigation: Continuous Service Certificate

The typewritten service record of Thomas Barwiss Hagstoz Askin, Jr., bound in a green case and containing some signatures. Askin's service record includes awards, recognitions, the passage of his GED, promotions, and the names of ships he served on.

GLC09555.02

[Gold Navy uniform buttons]

Six circular gold Navy uniform buttons featuring a raised eagle carrying an anchor. Four of the six buttons are 2.5 cm. in diameter and two of the four are 2.2 cm. in diameter. Mounted on a blue and white cardboard backing, titled Insignia by...

GLC09555.03

[Gold Navy uniform buttons]

Nine circular gold Navy uniform buttons featuring a raised eagle carrying an anchor.

GLC09555.04

[Gold Navy uniform buttons]

Four circular gold Navy uniform buttons featuring a raised eagle carrying an anchor.

GLC09555.05

[Black Navy uniform button]

One circular black Navy uniform buttons featuring a raised eagle carrying an anchor.

GLC09555.06

[Gold Navy Command at Sea pin]

One gold Command at Sea Pin. The pin features the bottom half of an anchor and a large star with six smaller stars across the top.

GLC09555.07

[U.S. Honorable Discharge pin]

A circular U.S. Honorable Discharge Pin. The pin in bronze, red, white, and blue, and features a ship, anchor, and eagle.

GLC09555.08

[Great Seal of the United States]

A silvertone Great Seal of the United States pin with the words E Plurbid Unum.

GLC09555.09

[Lieutenant commander gold oak leaf collar pin]

Lieutenant commander gold oak leaf collar pin.

GLC09555.10

[Lieutenant commander shoulder boards]

Lieutenant commander shoulder boards.

GLC09555.11

[American Defense Service Medal with Fleet Pin, American Campaign Medal, Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal with three Bronze Service Stars, and World War II Victory Medal joined on one pin mount]

American Defense Service Medal with Fleet Pin, American Campaign Medal, Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal with three Bronze Service Stars, and World War II Victory Medal. The American Campaign Medal and Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal with three Bronze...

GLC09555.12

[National Defense Service Medal]

National Defense Service Medal.

GLC09555.13

[National Defense Service Medal]

U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Pin.

GLC09555.14

[Watch strap]

A black fabric watch strap with silver bucket. There is no watch face.

GLC09555.15

[Silvertone King Trident pendant]

A silvertone pendant of King Trident emptying a pot with his tail wrapped around his trident.

GLC09555.16

[Goldtone pendant and chain]

A goldtone necklace with the raised image of a man sitting in the lotus position on an oval pendant. On the front and back of the pendant there are Asian characters. The chain, which is knotted, is approximately 25.5 cm. long.

GLC09555.17

[Silver double chevron pin]

A silver double chevon pin.

GLC09555.18

[Navy pin with three ribbons]

Navy pin with China Service, Yangtze Service, and Nicaraguan Campaign Service ribbons. These ribbons, while part of the collection, date prior to Thomas Barwiss Hagstoz Askin, Jr.'s military service and could possibly be from an uncle or father.

GLC09555.19

[Navy pin with three ribbons and bronze stars]

Navy pin with Asiatic-Pacific Campaign, World War II Victory, and National Defense Service ribbons. Includes three bronze stars.

GLC09555.20

[Navy pin with three ribbons]

Navy pin with Silver Lifesaving, Navy Good Conduct, and Navy Expeditionary ribbons.

GLC09555.21

[Navy pin with three ribbons]

Navy pin with Navy Unit Commendation, Purple Heart, and red yellow and blue service ribbons.

GLC09555.22

[Navigator's case]

Black snap closure Navy navigators case lined with blue velvet containing two silver compasses and miniture flathead screwdriver.

GLC09555.23

[Knife in leather sheath]

A wooden handled Robeson Shuredge knife with 13 cm. long blade. U.N.S. is engraved on the base of the blade close to the handle. The sheath is in a light brown leather case with a snap closure around the handle. The sheath has a belt loop. Askin, T...

GLC09555.24

The U.S.S. Texas in World War II: A Pictorial Review of the Accomplishments of the Thirty-Ones Year Old Battleship, Published for the Officers and Men Who Served in Her During the Second World War

A cheifly pictoral record of the officers and men who served on the U.S.S. Texas during World War II. On the last page is a hand written note by Thomas Barwiss Hagstoz Askin, Jr. stating that the U.S.S. Texas was towed by the U.S.S. Mosopelea and the...

GLC09555.25

[817th Bomb Squadron journal]

Entries begin on 9 March 1944 and detail his experiences traveling to Europe from Florida and the missions of his unit. The last entry is dated 26 July 1944. Post-it note with journal indicated Kryloff was "killed in action on 41st mission"....

GLC09556

[American D-Day printed battle plans. 8 maps and a newspaper article connected with Operation Overlord [Decimalized .01-.09]

A collection of eight maps and a newspaper article connected with Operation Overlord.

GLC09557

[Map of French coast from Cherbourg to Rouen]

A first edition European road map published by the War Office in 1941, showing the French coast from Cherbourg to Rouen.

GLC09557.01

[Photo-map index]

A two-sided photo-map index of the English Channel. One side of the map shows Cherbourg, France, the English Channel, and Grande Rade. There is a grid over the map labled 1 to 29 on the y-axis and A to O on the x-axis. The reverse side of the map...

GLC09557.02

Defenses Cherbourg

A two-sided map of the defenses of Cherbourg, France. The shows the map itself, while the back has a large legend. There is a tear in the upper left quadrant of the map.

GLC09557.03

Defences Lessay

A two-sided map of the defences of Lessay, France. The front shows the map itself, while the back has a large ledgend.

GLC09557.04

Port en Bessin to Cherbourg [and] Entretat to Port Bessin

A two-sided map of the coastline of France. One side of the map shows the Port en Bessin to Cherbourg and the reverse side shows Entretat to Port Bessin. This map has three hole punches and is labled page 185 and 186, but the rest of the book or...

GLC09557.05

[Allied invasion of Normandy sectors]

A map of the five areas where Allied troops invaded Normandy on June 6, 1944.

GLC09557.06

La Haye du Puits [French]

A map of La Haye-du-Puits, France. There are numbers handwritten in orange on the map, but it is unclear what they represent. The back of the map has "La Haye Du Puits 31/18 S.W.," written in red.

GLC09557.07

The Stars and Stripes. [(June 5, 2000) - (June 18, 2000)]

"D-Day: Success and Challenges on the Beaches of Normandy," written by Chuck Vinch, reflects on the reasons behind the success of the Invasion of Normandy. Vinch attributes a large part of the success of the invasion to decieving the German's into...

GLC09557.08

France - North Coast: Asnelle to Villers Including Caven Roadstead

A greyscale map of the North coast of France. Originally produced by the French government in 1893 with updates made in 1928, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1934, 1937, and 1938.

GLC09557.09

[Two liberation letters from the French villages of Tinchebray and Eupen] [Decimalized .01- .02]

Two liberation letters from the French villages of Tinchebray and Eupen. All written in French. Two letters have English translations.

GLC09558

to Mon General [in French]

Liberation letter from Father Prevel, mayor of the French village of Tinchebray. Written in French. Thanks the General for the liberation of the town. Mentions 500 American prisoners were in the town before liberation. Includes August 20th English...

GLC09558.01

to Monsieur le General [in French]

Invitation from The Burgemeister and The Communal Secretary of Eupen. Written in French. Invites Commanding General of the American Forces in Eurpen to mass in commeration of 1918 Armistice. Includes English translation.

GLC09558.02

[Inventory and evaluation of slaves]

Handwritten inventory and evaluation of slaves at the plantation of Mrs. Rowany Cooney, widow. Signed by Thomas W. Scott, Parish Judge. Paragraph at bottom certifies "the foregoing is a true Copy from the Original of Record", signed by L. Saund[io]s...

GLC09560

News of the Day

A two-page US Navy news briefing, inlcuding two cartoons, of recent updates in both Europe and the Pacific theatre. Includes developments in Japan, Hungary, Germany, and Italy, as well as baseball and wrestling news.

GLC09561

Instructions Re: Unregistered Negro Applicants to Vote in Democratic Primary

A document containing instructions for polling officals in Greenwood and Itta Bena, Mississippi on how to handle unregistered African American applicants at polling stations. Reciting Section 3114, Miss. Code 1942, calls on polling officials to...

GLC09562

Our Colored Soldiers in Action

A chromolithographic poster depicting African American soldiers fighting in World War I. In the poster an American bombers are flying overhead and an American soldier is boyoneting an enemy soldier. Featured prominently in towards the middle of the...

GLC09563

The Homes of the Negroes in the South

Essay written by Rev. B.G. Northrop taken from The Congregationalist of April 12, 1894.

GLC09564

[Humphrey Campaign Materials and essay, "An Indian In Spite of Myself"] [Decimalized .01- .19]

This collection consists of 19 items primarly concerning the Hubert Humphrey 1968 campaign. There are five newsletters from the 1968 Hubert Humphrey campaign. Six campaign press releases concerning Humphrey's views and promoting him for President...

GLC09565

The Virginia Gentleman. [Final edition (April 29, 1960)]

The final edition of The Virginia Gentleman, "a non-political newspaper dedicated to the election of Joel T. Broyhill." Miniature in size, this "newspaper" includes information on the Representative's political stances, comical editorials, and an...

GLC09565.02

"The Hubert Humprey Report" in U.S. News & World Report

A photo-copied article from U.S. News & World Report about Vice President Hubert Humphrey, who was running for president. It includes information about his education, family, finances, and political career. It explains his voting record on war and...

GLC09565.10

An Indian in Spite of Myself

A six-page essay, in which the author, J.J. Osuna, describes his move from Puerto Rico to the U.S. to attend the Carlisle Indian School in 1901. He writes about how sad he was to leave his mother, about the journey over, and about the school itself...

GLC09565.18