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to Mildred West

One letter addressed to Mildred West from George A. West dated July 14, 1943. Pertains to daily life while stationed at an airbase. Mentions that he will be able to train with air corps after basic training according to his colonel. Requests that she...

GLC09951.01.017

to Mildred West

One letter addressed to Mildred West from George A. West dated July 16, 1943. Pertains to daily life while stationed at an airbase. Mentions the weather and training. Requests bathing or house shoes for his birthday. Written at the Westover Air...

GLC09951.01.018

Photograph of eleven African American men

One photograph of eleven African American men dated circa 1925. The men are in baseball uniforms for the Powell Grocery team. Five men stand behind the other six men posing for a team photograph.

GLC09978.04

Photograph of one African American man

One photograph of one African American man dated circa 1925. The man is in a baseball uniform with a P on the left side of the uniform.

GLC09978.05

to Mildred West

One letter addressed to Mildred West from George A. West dated July 19, 1943. Pertains to daily life while stationed at an airbase. Mentions basic training. Inquires about their daughter.Written at the Westover Air Reserve Base

GLC09951.01.019

Photograph of three African American men playing baseball

One photograph of three African American men playing baseball dated circa 1925. The photograph features three men one has attempted to slide into base but has been called out by the umpire as the third man has tagged him with the ball. The team name...

GLC09978.06

to Mildred West

One letter addressed to Mildred West from George A. West dated July 18, 1943. Pertains to life while stationed on an air base. Mentions other soldiers he is bunking with in the barracks. Written at the Westover Air Reserve Base

GLC09951.01.020

Photograph of six African American men on a field

One photograph of six African American men on a field dated circa 1925. The six men are milling about a field stretching. There is a hat with a P on it identifying the team. The backs of several uniforms are visible showing numbers 95, 20 and 30.

GLC09978.07

to Mildred West

One letter addressed to Mildred West from George A. West dated July 19, 1943. Pertains to life while stationed on an air base. Mentions wishing he had been home with her when their daughter had a cold.Written at the Westover Air Reserve Base

GLC09951.01.021

to Mildred West

One letter addressed to Mildred West from George A. West dated July 20, 1943. Pertains to life while stationed on an air base. Mentions his mother's birthday and hoping that their daughter will recover. Written at the Westover Air Reserve Base

GLC09951.01.022

to Mildred West

One letter addressed to Mildred West from George A. West dated July 21, 1943. Pertains to life while stationed on an air base. Mentions the weather. Written at the Westover Air Reserve Base

GLC09951.01.023

to Mildred West

One envelope addressed to Mildred West from Herbert S. Moore dated July 7, 1943. Written at Camp Claiborne.

GLC09951.01.024

to Mildred West

One letter addressed to Mildred West from George A. West dated July 22, 1943. Pertains to life while stationed on an air base. Mentions training, hopes to make lieutenant someday so that she can live with him on base, and requests for candy. Written...

GLC09951.01.025

to Mildred West

One letter addressed to Mildred West from George A. West dated July 23, 1943. Pertains to life while stationed on an air base. Mentions training that they will have to go on a hike in the evening and how much he misses her and their daughter. Written...

GLC09951.01.026

to Mildred West

One letter addressed to Mildred West from George A. West dated July 25, 1943. Pertains to celebrating his birthday and their wedding anniversary withouther her. Written at the Westover Air Reserve Base

GLC09951.01.027

to Mildred West

One letter addressed to Mildred West from George A. West dated July 25, 1943. Front image of postcard is of the North End Bridge in Springfield, Massachusetts which runs over the Connecticut River. Message pertains to visiting the Paramount theater...

GLC09951.01.028

to Mildred West

One letter addressed to Mildred West from George A. West dated July 26, 1943. Pertains to daily life while stationed at the airbase. Mentions missing her, wishing that he had his radio but content with the music played in the barracks. Written at...

GLC09951.01.029

to Mildred West

One letter addressed to Mildred West from George A. West dated July 27, 1943. Pertains to daily life while stationed at the airbase. Mentions missing her and taking a 10-mile hike. Inquires about their daughter. Written at the Westover Air Reserve...

GLC09951.01.030

to Mildred West

One letter addressed to Mildred West from George A. West dated July 28, 1943. Pertains to daily life while stationed at the airbase. Mentions missing her and taking a 12-mile hike and travelling to the shooting range. Inquires about their daughter...

GLC09951.01.031

to Mildred West

One letter addressed to Mildred West from George A. West dated July 29, 1943. Pertains to daily life while stationed at the airbase. Mentions the weather. Inquires about his family and if she has enough money. Written at the Westover Air Reserve Base

GLC09951.01.032

to Mildred West

One letter addressed to Mildred West from George A. West dated July 29, 1943. Pertains to daily life while stationed at the airbase. Mentions that he misses her and wishes he could be with her while she was pregnant. Written at the Westover Air...

GLC09951.01.033

to Mildred West

One letter addressed to Mildred West from George A. West dated July 30, 1943. Pertains to daily life while stationed at the airbase. Mentions missing her and his opinion of his friend Herbert Moore. Written at the Westover Air Reserve Base

GLC09951.01.034

to Mildred West

One letter addressed to Mildred West from George A. West dated July 30, 1943. Pertains to daily life while stationed at the airbase. Mentions that it has been difficult adjusting to living on a base that is in a solitary area without many towns...

GLC09951.01.035

to Mildred West

One letter addressed to Mildred West from George A. West dated August 16, 1943. Pertains to daily life while stationed at the airbase. Mentions weather and expecting that they will do work soon. Written at the Westover Air Reserve Base

GLC09951.01.036

to Mildred West

One letter addressed to Mildred West from George A. West dated August 17, 1943. Pertains to daily life while stationed at the airbase. Mentions visit to dentist's office and that he has received his new uniforms. Intends to send pillowcases to his...

GLC09951.01.037

to Mildred West

One letter addressed to Mildred West from George A. West dated August 18, 1943. Pertains to daily life while stationed at the airbase. Mentions that they can't receive a pass to visit town. Written at the Westover Air Reserve Base

GLC09951.01.038

to Mildred West

One letter addressed to Mildred West from George A. West dated August 19, 1943. Pertains to daily life while stationed at the airbase. Mentions that they are currently building a new landing field for the base and that he saw a deer and black bear in...

GLC09951.01.039

to Mildred West

One letter addressed to Mildred West from George A. West dated August 20, 1943. Pertains to daily life while stationed at the airbase. Mentions that she should eat as many vegetables as possible and that he dreams of her the most at night. Attached...

GLC09951.01.040

[Sample of spruce bark]

One sample of spruce bark originating likely from Massachusetts. Written at the Westover Air Reserve Base

GLC09951.01.040.01

to Mildred West

One letter addressed to Mildred West from George A. West dated August 29, 1943. Pertains to his trip to the U.S.O. camp in Bangor, Maine.

GLC09951.01.041

to Mildred West

One letter addressed to Mildred West from George A. West dated August 30, 1943. Pertains to his trip to the U.S.O. camp in Bangor, Maine. Mentions that he went to the main stage and didn't like and put in a request for a furlough first thing when he...

GLC09951.01.042

to Mildred West

One letter addressed to Mildred West from George A. West dated August 31, 1943. Pertains to his trip to the U.S.O. camp in Bangor, Maine. Mentions missing her and their children. Details that he went on a hike, received immunization shots, and...

GLC09951.01.043

to Mildred West

One letter addressed to Mildred West from George A. West dated August 1, 1943. Pertains to daily life while stationed at an airbase. Mentions training at the shooting range, tha this friend Jim is writing to his girlfriend and that West will try his...

GLC09951.01.044

to Mildred West

One letter addressed to Mildred West from George A. West dated August 3, 1943. Pertains to daily life while stationed at an airbase. Mentions the labor work he completed using a tractor.

GLC09951.01.045

to Mildred West

One letter addressed to Mildred West from George A. West dated August 4, 1943. Pertains to daily life while stationed at an airbase. Mentions visiting Amherst, Massachusetts for a day and shooting training.

GLC09951.01.046

to Mildred West

One letter addressed to Mildred West from George A. West dated August 9, 1943. Pertains to daily life while stationed at an airbase. Mentions that he hopes that she and their children will be proud of him someday, that he wishes he could be there for...

GLC09951.01.047

to Mildred West

One letter addressed to Mildred West from George A. West dated August 10, 1943. Pertains to daily life while stationed at an airbase. Mentions that he interviewed with the lieutenant to join the air corps and that he will be heading north. After this...

GLC09951.01.048

to Mildred West

One letter addressed to Mildred West from George A. West dated August 10, 1943. Pertains to daily life while stationed at an airbase. Mentions that he was promoted to first class private and will receive $4.00 an hour. Thanks her for the package he...

GLC09951.01.049

to Mildred West

One letter addressed to Mildred West from George A. West dated August 12, 1943. Pertains to daily life while stationed at an airbase. Mentions that he wants to be moved to an air cadet instead of an engineer. States that he will be moving north to a...

GLC09951.01.050

to Mildred West

One letter addressed to Mildred West from George A. West dated August 13, 1943. Pertains to daily life while stationed at an airbase. Mentions changing camps to Dow Field in Bangor, Maine and the scenery around him.

GLC09951.01.051

to Mildred West

One letter addressed to Mildred West from George A. West dated August 31, 1943. Pertains to daily life while stationed at an airbase. Mentions changing camps to Dow Field in Bangor, Maine and the scenery around him.

GLC09951.01.052

to Mildred West

One letter addressed to Mildred West from George A. West dated September 1, 1943. Pertains to daily life while stationed at an airbase. Mentions the acts he saw at the U.S.O. show and training.

GLC09951.01.053

to Mildred West

One letter addressed to Mildred West from George A. West dated September 2, 1943. Pertains to daily life while stationed at an airbase. Mentions the weather and that wives in the area had been visiting.

GLC09951.01.054

to Mildred West

One letter addressed to Mildred West from George A. West dated September 3, 1943. Pertains to daily life while stationed at an airbase. Mentions that they have not received orders and that more men were shipped into the base. He refers to them as a...

GLC09951.01.055

to Mildred West

One letter addressed to Mildred West from George A. West dated September 4, 1943. Pertains to daily life while stationed at an airbase. Mentions visiting Bangor and that he has been promoted to assistant squardron leader with a $12.00 raise.

GLC09951.01.056

to Mildred West

One letter addressed to Mildred West from George A. West dated September 5, 1943. Pertains to daily life while stationed at an airbase. Asks if she received money and if she had seen their newly engaged friends Bill and Maxine.

GLC09951.01.057

to Mildred West

One letter addressed to Mildred West from George A. West dated September 5, 1943. Pertains to daily life while stationed at an airbase. Asks if she has learned to drive or heard from their friends.

GLC09951.01.058

to Mildred West

One letter addressed to Mildred West from George A. West dated September 13, 1943. Pertains to daily life while stationed at an airbase. Inquires about her health while pregnant.

GLC09951.01.059

to Mildred West

One letter addressed to Mildred West from George A. West dated September 13, 1943. Pertains to daily life while stationed at an airbase. Mentions his daughter, Sharon turning one year old.

GLC09951.01.060

to Mildred West

One letter addressed to Mildred West from George A. West dated October 18, 1943. Pertains to daily life while stationed in India. Mentions that his communication will be more limited being in India. Wants to make sure that she and the children...

GLC09951.01.061

to Mildred West

One letter addressed to Mildred West from George A. West dated October 20, 1943. Pertains to daily life while stationed at an airbase. Expresses that he has not fully formed an opinon on being stationed in India. Asks that she sends greetings to...

GLC09951.01.062

to Mildred West

One letter addressed to Mildred West from George A. West dated October 17, 1943. Pertains to daily life while stationed in India in the air corps. Mentions the Indian currency, learning the local dialect, and about writing to friends and family back...

GLC09951.01.063

to Mildred West

One letter addressed to Mildred West from George A. West dated October 24, 1943. Expresses missing her and that is often on his mind.

GLC09951.01.064

to Mildred West

One letter addressed to Mildred West from George A. West dated October 24, 1943. Notifies that he received her letter and that he is well.

GLC09951.01.065

to Mildred West

One letter addressed to Mildred West from George A. West dated October 25, 1943. Expresses his regret that he wasn't able to celebrate Sharon's first birthday. Mentions that they are in the sea that the weather is cold.

GLC09951.01.066

to Mildred West

One letter addressed to Mildred West from George A. West dated October 24, 1943. Asks about their daughter and for photographs.

GLC09951.01.067

Engraving of William White

One engraving of William White dated circa 1840. Bust portrait of White.

GLC08878.0861

Engraving of William White

One engraving of William White dated circa 1840. Bust portrait of White.

GLC08878.0862

Engraving of William White

One engraving of William White dated circa 1840. Full seated portrait of White.

GLC08878.0863

Engraving of Eli Whitney

One engraving of Eli Whitney dated circa 1830. Half seated portrait of Whitney based on the painting by Charles Bird King

GLC08878.0864

Engraving of Eli Whitney

One engraving of Eli Whitney dated circa 1830. Bust portrait of Whitney based on the painting by Charles Bird King

GLC08878.0865

Engraving of Eli Whitney

One engraving of Eli Whitney dated circa 1830. Bust portrait of Whitney based on the painting by Charles Bird King

GLC08878.0866

Engraving of Eli Whitney

One engraving of Eli Whitney dated 1863. Bust portrait of Whitney based on the painting by Alonzo Chappel

GLC08878.0867

Postcard of John Whittier's Birthplace

One blank postcard of John Whittier's Birthplace dated circa 1900. Features a winter scene of Whittier's house.

GLC08878.0868

Postcard of John Whittier's Birthplace

One blank postcard of John Whittier's Birthplace dated circa 1900. Features a scene of Whittier's house with a bust portrait of Whittier in the upper right corner.

GLC08878.0869

Postcard of the kitchen of John Whittier's Birthplace

One blank postcard of John Whittier's Birthplace dated circa 1900. Features a scene of the kitchen fireplace and seating area within Whittier's house.

GLC08878.0870

Engraving of John Whittier

One engraving of John Whittier dated circa 1900. Bust portrait of Whittier.

GLC08878.0871

Engraving of John Whittier

One engraving of John Whittier dated circa 1900. Bust portrait of Whittier.

GLC08878.0872

Engraving of John Whittier

One engraving of John Whittier dated circa 1900. Bust portrait of Whittier.

GLC08878.0873

Engraving of John Whittier

One engraving of John Whittier dated circa 1900. Bust portrait of Whittier.

GLC08878.0874

Engraving of John Wycliffe

One engraving of John Wycliffe dated circa 1860. Bust portrait of Wycliffe.

GLC08878.0875

Engraving of Christoph Martin Wieland

One engraving of Christoph Martin Wieland dated 1825. Bust profile portrait of Wieland.

GLC08878.0876

Engraving of P.B. Wilber

One engraving of P.B. Wilber dated circa 1900. Bust portrait of Wilber.

GLC08878.0877

Engraving of Edward Wilcox

One engraving of Edward Wilcox dated circa 1900. Bust portrait of Wilcox.

GLC08878.0878

Engraving of M.C. Wilcox

One engraving of M.C. Wilcox dated 1871. Bust portrait of Wilcox.

GLC08878.0879

Engraving of S.C. Wilcox

One engraving of S.C. Wilcox dated circa 1870. Bust portrait of Wilcox.

GLC08878.0880

Engraving of Orlando Bolivar Wilcox

One engraving of Orlando Bolivar Wilcox dated circa 1865. Bust portrait of Wilcox.

GLC08878.0881

Postcard of Oscar Wilde

One blank postcard of Oscar Wilde dated circa 1990. Standing portrait of Wilde based on a photograph by Napoleon Sarony.

GLC08878.0882

Engraving of Marshall Pickney Wilder

One engraving of Marshall Pickney Wilder dated circa 1890. Bust portrait of Wilder.

GLC08878.0883

Postcard of James Wilkinson

One blank postcard of James Wilkinson dated circa 1990. Bust portrait of Wilkinson based on a painting by Charles Willson Peale.

GLC08878.0884

Engraving of James Wilkinson

One engraving of James Wilkinson dated circa 1830. Bust portrait of Wilkinson based on a painting by Charles Willson Peale.

GLC08878.0885

Engraving of James Wilkinson

One engraving of James Wilkinson dated circa 1830. Profile portrait of Wilkinson.

GLC08878.0886

Engraving of Emma Willard

One engraving of Emma Willard dated circa 1880. Profile portrait of Willard.

GLC08878.0887

Engraving of Frances E. Willard

One engraving of Frances E. Willard dated circa 1900. Bust portrait of Willard.

GLC08878.0888

Engraving of George Willard

One engraving of George Willard dated circa 1870. Bust portrait of Willard, with notes in pencil that he was born in 1839 and was a lawyer.

GLC08878.0889

Engraving of George Willey

One engraving of George Willey dated circa 1900. Profile portrait of Willey.

GLC08878.0890

Engraving of John W. Willey

One engraving of John W. Willey dated circa 1900. Profile portrait of Willey.

GLC08878.0891

Engraving of an Unknown man

One engraving of an unknown man dated circa 1850. Bust portrait of an unknown man.

GLC08878.0892

Engraving of William III of England

One engraving of William III of England dated circa 1700. Standing portrait of William III based on a portrait by Sir Godfrey Kneller

GLC08878.0893

Engraving of William III of England

One engraving of William III of England dated circa 1700. Profile portrait of William III in a Greek laurel and robes facing right.

GLC08878.0894

Engraving of William III of England

One engraving of William III of England dated circa 1700. Profile portrait of William III in a Greek laurel and robes facing left.

GLC08878.0895

Engraving of William III of England

One engraving of William III of England dated circa 1700. Bust portrait of William III.

GLC08878.0896

Engraving of William III of England

One engraving of William III of England dated circa 1700. Bust portrait of William III in a decorated frame.

GLC08878.0897

Engraving of Alpeus Starkey Williams

One engraving of Alpeus Starkey Williams dated circa 1865. Bust portrait of Williams based on a photograph by Randall.

GLC08878.0898

Engraving of Archibald Williams

One engraving of Archibald Williams dated circa 1853. Bust portrait of Williams based on a image by John Livingston.

GLC08878.0899

to Mildred West

One letter addressed to Mildred West from George West dated October 12, 1944. Pertains to daily life while stationed in Burma in the air corps. Inquires if she has recovered from a cold and if she has received a Christmas package he sent.

GLC09951.01.144

to Mildred West

One letter addressed to Mildred West from George West dated October 14, 1944. Pertains to daily life while stationed in Burma in the air corps. Inquires about her and Sharon. Mentions his daily work with the Navy.

GLC09951.01.145

to Mildred West

One letter addressed to Mildred West from George West dated October 17, 1944. Pertains to daily life while stationed in Burma in the air corps. Inquires about her and Sharon and if they received Christmas presents he sent. Provides a hint as to what...

GLC09951.01.146

to Mildred West

One letter addressed to Mildred West from George West dated Somewhere along the Ledo Road, October 19, 1944. Pertains to daily life while stationed in Burma in the air corps. Inquires about Sharon. Wonders how his daughter is doing and how she will...

GLC09951.01.147

to Mildred West

One letter addressed to Mildred West from George West dated Somewhere along the Ledo Road, October 20, 1944. Pertains to daily life while stationed in Burma in the air corps. Describes feeling homesick and seeing American women abroad for the first...

GLC09951.01.148