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circa 1945
Brief Magazine
New Job
A page from a magazine with a photo of three planes flying by an island. On the reverse side there are partial interviews with Joel C. Hart Jr. Robert J. Meade and George P. Michaels.
GLC09620.235
Collision
A clipping of a plane that's wing is damaged. Captain reads "Collision over Chichi did this. Pilot Lt Strong still wonders how he got back home."
GLC09620.236
Pressure
A clipping of a plane that is flying along the coastline. The caption reads "On prowl for Jap ships, 7th AAF Liberator boldly skirts Chichi Jima's rugged coastline.
GLC09620.237
A clipping of a photo showing a plane flying over a very flat island with palm trees missing their fronds. Log cabins lie along the coastline.
GLC09620.238
Split Wide Open
A clipping of a photo captioned as "split wide open by the force of the crash, the "Chamber Maid's" fuselage gapes wide to reveal oxygen bottles, torn tubing, wires, and scarttered wreckage."
GLC09620.239
Haha Jima Cliffs
A clipping of a photo captioned as "Liberator machinegun fire catches Jap ships fleeing for safety of Haha Jima cliffs."
GLC09620.240
A clipping from a magazine of a plane flying by islands, possibly taken from the window of another plane. Printed in blue. The reverse side shows a soldier in uniform sitting on a wall of sandbags by a large gun.
GLC09620.241
American Bombs Head for Iwo Jima
A clipping from a magazine showing bombs dropping over Iwo Jima. The caption of the photo reads "American bombs head for Iwo Jima in pre-invasion bombing. This picture shows the crisscross patten of Jap defenses, the series of interlocking defenses...
GLC09620.242
[Photos of islands]
A clipping from a magazine of two photos that show two pictures of islands. The picture on the left shows a smoke cloud from an explosion. The second image shows a volcano.
GLC09620.243
circa 1943-1945
[Planes grounded]
A magazine clipping of a photo of planes on the ground with two soldiers standing on the right. One plane is flying.
GLC09620.244
[Clipping of planes flying over islands]
A clipping from a magazine of two planes flying over islands. Blurred section of the plane where photo was taken makes up top left quarter.
GLC09620.245
[Clipping of planes on runway]
A magazine clipping of a photo of planes on the ground. A man in shorts is directing a plane, and the wheel on another plane is in the foreground.
GLC09620.246
[Planes over Truk Lagoon]
A magazine clipping of a photo of planes flying with a map of Truk. The caption readings "7th AAF Liberators fly over the Truk lagoon, with 25 miles of key targets visible below." The reverse side has a graphic of the "Pacific Pattern."
GLC09620.247
23 October 1943
Army Air Forces
[Childress Army Air Field Graduation]
A blue leather pamphlet from Childress Army Airfield announcing the graduation of Class 43-13 on October 23, 1944 at nine o'clock in the morning.
Same as GLC09620.345 and .346.
GLC09620.344
Same as GLC09620.344 and .346.
GLC09620.345
Same as GLC09620.344 and .345.
GLC09620.346
12 April 2005
Dole, Bob, (1923- )
One Soldier's Story
An autobiography by Senator Bob Dole recounting his time as a solider in Italy during World War II. It draws on letters that he sent to his family throughout his time in the army.
This book was given to Sheila Stone and is inscribed "To Sheila...
GLC09620.347
1976
Greenbaum, Edward (1890-1970)
A Lawyer's Job; In Court- In the Army- In the Office
An autobiography by Edward S. Greenbaum detailing his experiences as a lawyer and a solider.
The book is inscribed "to Frieda Epstir [no relation to Bob Stone], Lots of good wishes and happy memories over the year, Edward Greenbaum."
A note...
GLC09620.348
June 1940
National Woman's Relief Corps (1883- )
Origin and Author of "The Pledge of Allegiance"
Booklet about the history of the pledge of allegiance. This booklet includes printings of letters that detail the history of the pledge. It also contains a section on the modifications that have been made to the pledge. The booklet has been written...
GLC09658
1943
Basler, Roy P., 1906-1989
As one southerner to another: [Lincoln and the Declaration of Independence]
[Title continued] "Concerning Lincoln and the Declaration of Independence." Limited edition reprinted from Southern Atlantic Quarterly (Jan. 1943) under the direction of Ralph G. Newman. Published by the Abraham Lincoln Bookshop.
GLC06213
1939
Mannin, Ethel, 1900-1985
Women and the revolution.
Profiles of women in revolutions around the world. First American edition, printed by E. P. Dutton. With dust-jacket.
GLC06229
1934
Cunard, Nancy, 1896-1965
Negro anthology made by Nancy Cunard 1931-1933
Published by Cunard at Wishart & Company in London, England. In the foreword, Cunard states "It was necessary to make this book ... for the recording of the struggles and achievements, the persecutions and the revolts against them, of the Negro...
GLC06115
1935
Shaler, William, 1773-1833
Journal of a voyage between China and... America...in 1804
Collateral. Modern fine press reprint (no. 164) by the Saunder Studio Press, with an introduction by Lindley Bynum and illustrations by Ruth Saunders. Facsimiles of the titlepage and beginning reprinted from the Huntington Library copy. This is the...
GLC05246.05
22 December 1929
Zuber, Osburn, fl. 1929
Negro Scientist Shows "Way Out" for Southern Farmers[:] A Story of George Washington Carver of Tuskegee
Reprinted from the "Montgomery Advertiser." With Carver's signature beneath his photo portrait inside the front cover.
GLC05508.065
1940
Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965
Mr. Sumner Welles' Historic Mission to Europe
Collateral to GLC01750.01 P.W. Townshend Somerville letter concerning Welles's mission.
GLC01750.02
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