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[Clown and woman postcard]

One blank postcard circa 1942-1945. Postcard features a woman with her foot on a step adjusting her hose behind her a clown is watching. The bottom of the postcard reads, "The Bank May be Busted, But I Wish I Owned he Buildin'!"

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[Kodak Film Advertisement]

One advertisement for Kodak film circa 1942-1945. Advertisement reads, "New Kodak Film Makes Snapshots at Night Easier Than Ever." It explains how to light nighttime photos and about their new Super-xx film.

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[Pur-O-Ray Advertisement]

One advertisement for Pur-O-Ray sunglasses circa 1942-1945. A Certificate of quality that extols the virtues of Pur-O-Ray sunglass lenses.

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Navy, Look Ahead

One navy recruitment document circa 1942-1945. Features an aircraft carrier and a sailor looking through binoculars.

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Menu

One menu for a restaurant circa 1942-1945. Features five pages of tipped in specials and two pages of standard fare.

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American Red Cross Service Clubs In Great Britain

One document entitled American Red Cross Service Clubs In Great Britain dated 1942-1945. Lists the city, address, phone number and availably of sleeping accommodations for the Red Cross service clubs in Great Britain.

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London Arc Light

One newsletter entitled London Arc Light dated 1942-1945. Explains all the resources available through the ARC, also known as the American Red Cross.

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Sight-See On Your Own

One document entitled Sight-See On Your Own dated 1942-1945. Details tourist sites in London and bus routes to get there. Also includes a map on the lower half of the first page with the locations mentioned numbered on the map.

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The Army Officer's Notebook, Dexter E. Kelpe

One Army Officer's Notebook, written in by Dexter E. Kelpe dated 1942-1945. Includes an informational section of sixty-four pages followed by notes made by Dexter. Notes primarily have to do with ship movements and crew.

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What The Soldier Thinks

One pamphlet entitled What The Soldier Thinks dated January 1944. Includes articles:
Soldiers Who Have Seen Battle Realize the Toughness of the Job Ahead
Confidence in Combat Officers
Who goes AWOL- and Why?
Esprit De Corps In Air Force Ground Crews...

GLC10047.03.311

to Mom, Dad, Grandma

One v-mail addressed to Eva and Morris Schwartz and Sarah Friedman from Warren Schwartz dated September 16, 1942. Pertains to working and living on the base.

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A Plain Political Catechism Intended For the Use of Schools, in the United States of America: Wherein the Great Principles of Liberty, and of the Federal Government...

One book entitled A Plain Political Catechism Intended For the Use of Schools, in the United States of America: Wherein the Great Principles of Liberty, and of the Federal Government are laid down and explained, in the way of Question and Answer, by...

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What The Soldier Thinks

One pamphlet entitled What The Soldier Thinks dated June 1944. Includes articles:
If I were the CO
Some Attitudes of Puerto Rican GI's
Attitudes Toward Silver Star Awards
Keep Your Men Informed
Hatred of the Enemy
Attitude Towards News in DBI
What...

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Guide to the Use of Information Materials

One pamphlet entitled Guide to the Use of Information Materials dated September 1944.

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War Department Technical Manual

One pamphlet entitled War Department Technical Manual dated September 1944.

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The United Nations Charter What was Done at San Francisco

One pamphlet entitled The United Nations Charter What was Done at San Francisco dated July 1945.

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USAFI Information Bulletin

One pamphlet entitled USAFI Information Bulletin dated June 1945.

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USAFI Information Bulletin

One pamphlet entitled USAFI Information Bulletin dated September 1945.

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I&E Digest (Vol. 2 No 12 [October 1945])

One pamphlet entitled I&E Digest dated October 1945.

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America's Vocational Schools

One pamphlet entitled America's Vocational Schools dated 1945.

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Veterans Outlook

One pamphlet entitled Veterans Outlook dated 1945.

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Employer's Tax Guide

One pamphlet entitled Employer's Tax Guide dated January 1954.

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Federal Depository Receipt

One receipt entitled Federal Depository Receipt dated January 1954. Receipt made out for the Veterans Service Office Omer H. Kelpe, Treasurer, Jefferson City, Missouri. Was tucked into a pamphlet of tax instructions.

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Notice of Employer's Identification Number

One document entitled Notice of Employer's Identification Number dated January 1954. Receipt made out for the Veterans Service Office Omer H. Kelpe, Treasurer, Jefferson City, Missouri. Was tucked into a pamphlet of tax instructions.

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Destination Berlin!

One pamphlet entitled Destination Berlin! undated but likely circa 1942-1946.

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Notary Public Certificate

One document certifying Omer H. Kelpe as a Notary Public dated December 19, 1938.

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The Stars and Stripes (Vol. 1 No. 34 (May 8, 1945))

One issue of Stars and Stripes dated May 8, 1945. Headline reads, "Nazis Quit!"

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High School Diploma

One High School Diploma for Dexter Elmer Kelpe dated May 20, 1921. Dexter graduated from the Ernst Simonsen High School of Jefferson City, Missouri. Includes a cardboard tube in which the document was stored.

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[Metal tag holder]

One metal tag holder circa 1942-1945.A green piece of metal holding a tag. The tag includes Name, Rank, Serial Number, Squadron Number, Wall Locker Number, and Section. It is filled out for Omer H. Kelpe.

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[Army service forces training center shoulder-sleeve insignia]

One Army service forces training center shoulder-sleeve insignia circa 1942-1945. A patch with a blue star inside a white flower shape, surrounded by blue.

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[Matchbook]

One Red Cross matchbook circa 1942-1945. Features an advertisement for Red Cross cough drops for 5 cents. Two matches remain in the book.

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[Plastic case]

One plastic case circa 1942-1945. A long case possible for a tooth brush.

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[Worn coin]

One worn coin circa 1942-1945. A coin with a hole in the center. The coin is very damaged and worn so other identifying marks are gone.

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[Alpern Nail Creme]

One container of Alpern Nail Creme circa 1942-1945. A small metal container of nail creme.

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[pin]

One dented pin possibly denoting military rank circa 1942-1945.

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[Shoe lace]

One Leg N Braces shoe lace in olive green circa 1942-1945. The wrapper notes them as Regulation Legging Laces.

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[Black crayon]

One black crayon circa 1942-1945. The wrapper notes it as a USMC crayon to be used for all kinds of marking and checking purposes.

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[Black crayon]

One black crayon circa 1942-1945. The wrapper notes it as a USMC crayon to be used for all kinds of marking and checking purposes. Wrapper is very faded.

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"I Got My COVID-19 Vaccine!" Sticker

One round sticker wtih the text, "I Got My COVID-19 Vaccine!" printed in yellow and white font on a blue background. Printed by the New York City Health Department.

GLC10071.01

"What You Need to Know After You Get Your COVID-19 Vaccine!"

One pamphlet entitled, "What You Need to Know After You Get Your COVID-19 Vaccine!" Cover is a white outline of the Statue of Liberty with a rainbow behind her. Describes side effects of the vaccine and when the second dose should be inoculated.

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"I Got My COVID-19 Vaccine!"

One button with the text, "I Got My COVID-19 Vaccine!" printed in yellow and white font on a blue background. Printed by the New York City Health Department. The Statue of Liberty is illustrated as flexing.

GLC10071.03

[Face mask used during COVID-19]

One handmade face mask used during the quarantine of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Men who raised the flag at Iwo Jima

One photograph of the U.S. servicemen who raised the flag at Iwo Jima - Ira Hayes, Rene Gagnon, and John Bradley. Photo taken on May 11, 1945 in New York.

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Jackie Robinson in his Kansas City Monarchs Uniform

One photograph of Jackie Robinson in his Kansas City Monarchs Negro League baseball uniform. That season, he played 47 games for the Monarchs at shortstop.

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Satchel Paige in his Cleveland Indians Uniform

One photograph circa 1948 of Satchel Paige in his Cleveland Indians baseball uniform.

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Cuban X-Giants

One photograph of the Cuban X Giants Negro league baseball team circa 1900. A group photo with twelve men. The Cuban X-Giants were a professional Negro league baseball team that played from 1896 to 1906. They were one of the most powerful independent...

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Satchel Paige and Josh Gibson

One photograph of Satchel Paige of the Kansas City Monarchs and Josh Gibson of the Homestead Grays at the 1942 Negro League World Series.

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Bessie Coleman

One photograph of Bessie Coleman with her airplane dated 1922. Bessie Coleman was born to a family of sharecroppers, picking cotton as a child. She became the first African-American woman (and first Native American) to hold a pilot license by earning...

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Jesse Brown

One photograph of Midshipman Jesse L. Brown, US Navy dated October 1948. Photographed at Naval Air Station, Jacksonville, Florida, while serving as a Naval Aviation Cadet. Brown was the first African American to complete Navy flight training. Jesse...

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Kansas City Monarchs

One photograph of 1945 photograph of the Kansas City Monarchs Negro League baseball team.

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