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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

[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

[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

The Homes of the Negroes in the South

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

GLC09564

William Crans

GLC06627.01.01

William Crans

GLC06627.01.03

William Crans

GLC06627.01.10

Dear Parents and Sisters

GLC03606.26

Dear Friends

Written at Camp Cash

GLC03606.27

Dear Friends

GLC03606.28

Dear Friends

GLC03606.29

Dear Friends

GLC03606.30

Dear Sister Sylvia

GLC03606.31

Dear Brother

GLC03606.32

[St. Paul's Cathedral]

GLC05139.03.01

[The Tower of London-General View]

GLC05139.03.02

[Trafalgar Square, The Fountains and St. Martin's Church]

GLC05139.03.03

[Westminster Abby]

GLC05139.03.04

[Marble Arch]

GLC05139.03.05

[The Royal Exchange]

GLC05139.03.06

[York Minster]

GLC05139.03.07

[View of London]

GLC05139.03.08

[Palace of Holyrod, Queen Mary's Bedroom]

GLC05139.03.09

[Canterbury Cathedral]

GLC05139.03.10

[Cheapside]

GLC05139.03.11

[The Sleeping Faun, By Miss Hosmer]

GLC05139.03.12

[Princes Street, Edinburgh]

GLC05139.03.13

[Queenstown From Spy Hill]

GLC05139.03.14

[Cain and Abel]

GLC05139.03.15

[Satan]

GLC05139.03.16

[Gate House, Kenilworth]

GLC05139.03.17

[The Garden of Gerthsemane and Mount of Olives Palestine]

GLC05139.03.18

[In Midair 3000 feet from any where]

GLC05139.03.19

[View of house in forest]

GLC05139.03.20

[The Overflow of the Nile]

GLC05139.03.21

[Crystal Grotto]

GLC05139.03.22

[Notre Dame]

GLC05139.03.23

[Great Hudson River Bridge]

GLC05139.03.24

[Sunlight and Shadow, Luna Island]

Written at Luna Island

GLC05139.03.25

[Terrapin Tower]

GLC05139.03.26

[Prospect Park]

GLC05139.03.27

[Niagra in Winter]

GLC05139.03.28

[Celebrating the Great and Glorious 4th of july]

GLC05139.03.29

[The Day After the 4th of July Celebration]

GLC05139.03.30

[Eavesdroppers]

GLC05139.03.31

[On the Beach at the Bath House]

GLC05139.03.32

[A Man! At Last, a Man!]

GLC05139.03.33

[Good-Bye, Dearest; I'll Be Home Early!]

GLC05139.03.34

[Married At Last]

GLC05139.03.35

[Making a Beginning]

GLC05139.03.36

[The Bashful Lover]

GLC05139.03.37

[Holy Moses! Look at the Ghost!]

GLC05139.03.38

[Peace Restored in the Family]

GLC05139.03.39

[I Wonder if I Can Do it That Way]

GLC05139.03.40

[Good Cause for a Lecture]

GLC05139.03.41

[The Housemaid's Hard Luck]

GLC05139.03.42

[Where the Daisies Grow the Thickest]

GLC05139.03.43

[Little Red Riding Hood]

GLC05139.03.44

[The Last Prayer]

GLC05139.03.45

[Wedding]

GLC05139.03.46

[Abbotsford The Garden Front]

GLC05139.03.47

[Our Tom]

GLC05139.03.48

[Little Bo Peep]

GLC05139.03.49

[Knickerbooker Archers]

GLC05139.03.50

[Haddon Hall, Derbyshire]

GLC05139.03.51

[Embarrassment]

GLC05139.03.52

[Thrush's Nest]

GLC05139.03.53

[The Derby Day]

GLC05139.03.54

[Sir Walter Scott's Monument]

GLC05139.03.55

[Windsor Castle]

GLC05139.03.56

[Expectation]

GLC05139.03.57

[For Thine is the Kingdom, The Powe, and The Glory]

GLC05139.03.58

[The Irish Jig]

GLC05139.03.59

[Tong Church]

GLC05139.03.60

[Waiting For The Third]

GLC05139.03.61

Slaves of Rebel Gen. T. F. Drayton, Hilton, Head, S.C

[Green 3¢ tax stamp on verso.] Group of emancipated enslaved people sitting in yard. With buildings visible in background.

GLC05140.01.01

Rebel Gen. T. F. Drayton's House, Hilton Head, S.C

Freedwoman and standing in foreground. Another freedwoman sits on the step to the house. A group of military officers stand to the right of the house.

GLC05140.01.02

Rebel Gen. T. F. Drayton's House, Hilton Head, S.C

A face with open gate in front of a large house. A freedwoman leans on the left hand side of the gate with her hands on her hips. A white civilian man leans on the right side of the gate with his arms crossed. A group of military men stand in the...

GLC05140.01.03

Wm. Elliott's House, Hilton Head, S.C

Several men posed around a Cape style house. There is a freedwoman leaning against the stoop.

GLC05140.01.04