9 April 1945

Los Angeles Times (Firm)

Newspaper clipping

Title: Allied Battle for Berlin Develops on Elbe River Line

One newsmap entitled, "Allied Battle for Berlin Develops on Elbe River Line" dated, April 9, 1945.

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14 May 1945

Los Angeles Times (Firm)

Newspaper clipping

Title: Japan's Millions to Feel Full Weight of U.S. Air Power

One newsmap entitled, "Japan's Millions to Feel Full Weight of U.S. Air Power" dated, May 14, 1945.

GLC09619.085

4 June 1945

Los Angeles Times (Firm)

Newspaper clipping

Title: Southern Asia and Indies Are Slipping From Jap's Grasp

One newsmap entitled, "Southern Asia and Indies Are Slipping From Jap's Grasp" dated, June 4, 1945.

GLC09619.086

11 June 1945

Los Angeles Times (Firm)

Newspaper clipping

Title: Will American Forces Land Next on the Coast of China?

One newsmap entitled, "Will American Forces Land Next on the Coast of China?" dated, June 11, 1945.

GLC09619.087

18 June 1945

Los Angeles Times (Firm)

Newspaper clipping

Title: Are Japanese Preparing to Make Major Stand in Asia?

One newsmap entitled, "Are Japanese Preparing to Make Major Stand in Asia?" dated, June 18, 1945.

GLC09619.088

25 June 1945

Los Angeles Times (Firm)

Newspaper clipping

Title: Germany in Four Parts, With an Allied General Ruling Each

One newsmap entitled, "Germany in Four Parts, With an Allied General Ruling Each" dated, June 25, 1945.

GLC09619.089

23 July 1945

Los Angeles Times (Firm)

Newspaper clipping

Title: Honshu, Japan's Central Island and Heart of the Empire

One newsmap entitled, "Honshu, Japan's Central Island and Heart of the Empire" dated, July 23, 1945.

GLC09619.090

30 July 1945

Los Angeles Times (Firm)

Newspaper clipping

Title: Where Air Blows Cripple Jap's Warmaking Resources

One newsmap entitled, "Where Air Blows Cripple Jap's Warmaking Resources" dated, July 30, 1945.

GLC09619.091

6 August 1945

Los Angeles Times (Firm)

Newspaper clipping

Title: Where Air Blows Cripple Jap's Warmaking Resources

One newsmap entitled, "Where Air Blows Cripple Jap's Warmaking Resources" dated, August 6, 1945.

GLC09619.092

11 June 1944

Los Angeles Examiner

Newspaper clipping

Title: Pictorial Review

One issue of the Los Angeles Examiner entitled, "Pictorial Review" dated, June 11, 1944. Contains illustrations by artist Louis Biedermann depicting frontline combats during World War II. Following the Pictorial Review are news articles related to Hollywood celebrities and movie showtimes in and around the Los Angeles area.

GLC09619.093

June 21, 1944

Daily News, fl. 1944-1945

Newspaper clipping

Title: Today's War

One newspaper clipping entitled, "Today's Review" dated, June 21, 1944. Contains photographs related to soldiers and combat in Burma, Cherbourg, the French coast, Saipan, and Caen.

GLC09619.094

18 March 1943

Golding, Ralph V., fl. 1943

Photograph

Title: [Waco CG-4 plane]

One photograph sent by Ralph V. Golding to Paul H. and Margaret Lobik dated March 18, 1943. Photograph features the front of a Waco CG-4 plane the caption on the back of the photo reads, "Notice where the front raises to allow the guy to dive in + out."

GLC09578.023.03

18 March 1943

Golding, Ralph V., fl. 1943

Photograph

Title: [Ralph V. Golding and a Waco CG-4 plane]

One photograph sent by Ralph V. Golding to Paul H. and Margaret Lobik dated March 18, 1943. Photograph features the tail end of a Waco CG-4 with Golding posing next to it. The rear of the photograph reads, "5'6 against the tail of a CG4A (official no.)"

GLC09578.023.04

18 March 1943

Golding, Ralph V., fl. 1943

Photograph

Title: [Cinema Sailplane]

One photograph sent by Ralph V. Golding to Paul H. and Margaret Lobik dated March 18, 1943. Photograph features a Cinema Sailplane in a field. The rear of the photograph reads, "A cinema sail plane- used for our basic glider training (Did you get a Xmas card?)"

GLC09578.023.05

1922

Photograph

Title: 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 her license while training in France because she was not allowed to earn such license in the United States. Bessie was also the first Black person to earn an international pilot’s license.

GLC10109

circa 1903

Engraving Signed

Title: Engraving of Wilbur Wright

One engraving of Wilbur Wright dated circa 1903. Bust portrait of Wright. Part of a series of portraits of famous inventors on the back of the images is 16 images of inventors with a paragraph praising them as "Discoverers of the New World in the Air."

GLC08878.0993

1923-1925

Jenkins, William, fl. 1790

Photograph album

Title: [Photograph album belonging to William Jenkins, 1923-1925]

One photograph album dated 1923-1925 belonging to William Jenkins. Album contains 387 photographs related to training with the 17th Co. Marines; fellow service members; tourism and recreational activities. Places depicted include the Phillippines, Hawaii, Morocco, California, Cuba, Costa Rica, Panama, China, Massachusetts.

GLC09596.01

1942-1943

Jenkins, William, fl. 1790

Photograph album

Title: [Photograph album belonging to William Jenkins, 1942-1943]

One photograph album dated 1942-1943 belonging to William Jenkins. Album contains 129 photographs of offiicial military images depicting U.S. stationed and fighting in the Guadalcanal. Pictures are credited to the U.S. National Guard, U.S. Navy, and U.S. Marines Corps.

GLC09596.02

circa 1942-1945

Brantley, Claude E., 1915-1984

Photograph

Title: to Dorothy Brantley

One undated photograph sent by Claude E. Brantley to Dorothy Brantley. Features the front end and nose art on a WWII Boeing F-BA. The plane is named Double Exposure and the art is a woman in a sexual position. There are four airmen posing with the art in a suggestive manner. A note on the rear of the images labels the plane type.

GLC09610.180

24 May 1944

Weiner, Sylvia, 1912-2008

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Morris "Moe" Weiner

Sylvia describes a blackout.

GLC09414.0275

14 August 1941 - 16 December 1941

Askin, Thomas Barwiss Hagstog, Jr., fl. 1938-1958

Diary

Title: 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 aboard the ship, drills, payday, and other engagements. Askin becomes increasingly discontented with sea life and frustrated with delays in his return to the United States. Noteworthy entries take place on; September 11, 1941, Askin fears an attack on the ship following President Roosevelt's declaring it legal to sink Nazi ships; October 13,1941…

GLC09555.01

circa 1944

United States. Army Air Forces

Poster

Title: O'er the ramparts we watch/United States Army Air Force

Image by Jes Wilhelm Schlaikjer (1897-1982) depicting a young man with dark hair stands in the clouds, holding a large rocket-shaped bomb. He wears a brown leather bomber jacket and a silver I.D. bracelet. Small images of military airplanes fly in the clouds below him. Published by Brown & Bigelow, St. Paul, Minn.

GLC09520.11

4 August 1963

Wetmore, Nellie Joe, 1904-1988

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mr. H. D. Wetmore

One letter addressed to Davis Wetmore from Nellie Joe Wetmore dated August 4, 1963. Writes that she has traveled down the Rhein river to Bonn. The country side was covered with vineyards or fruit orchards. In Bonn, she went for a city tour and met with political leaders. On the flight to West Berlin, there is turbulence, and Nellie says she does not like flying. She is going on an East Berlin tour the next afternoon.

GLC09573.01.28

1942-1945

Brantley, Claude E., 1915-1984

Header Record

Title: WWII Letters from Claude E. Brantley to Dorothy Brantley [Decimalized .001-.180]

A collection of correspondence between Claude E. Brantley to Dorothy Brantley. Contains 169 letters, 1 pamphlet, 11 postcards and 2 photographs. The items are dated from December of 1942 to September of 1945. Some letters are not dated except with the week day they were written. The early letters were written to Dorothy before the couple were married. As such they are addressed to her maiden name of Dorothy Troyer until July 1944 at which time they must have been married because the letters were then addressed to Mrs. Dorothy Brantley.

GLC09610

1937-1963

Various

Header Record

Title: [World War II letters of Leonard Eugene Graeff of Harrisburg Pennsylvania] [Decimalized .001-.602]

672 items, primarily letters from and to Leonard Eugene Graeff. Many of the letters are between him and his parents Raymond James Graeff and Susan Prowell Graeff. The items date from 1937 to 1963 with the bulk of the material from 1942-1945. The letters contain day to day details of Leonards life and time in the service and traning. He attended Great Lakes Training Center in Illinois and was stationed in Hawaii after training. Most of the letters disscuss news from home. Of note Leonard also recieved letters from some friends who were also in the military and from their families keeping him…

GLC09611