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1929-1945
Becker, Samuel (fl. 1943-)
to Sylvia Weiner
Sam writes that he would like to hear from Sylvia once in a while. He mentions that he went to Savannah and discovered the Jewish community there.
GLC09414.1691
16 February 1945
Weiner, Morris "Moe" (1909-1988)
Moe went to see "Song of Bernadette," which he liked very much. He attended the company party and met some ladies who have a friend in Brooklyn. He asks Sylvia to investigate this friend.
GLC09414.1704
23 February 1945
Moe describes a cathedral he visited and compares the attitude the English have toward their own history versus the French attitude towards history. He also mentions that he received a package from his mother.
GLC09414.1710
1941 - 1945 circa.
United States. Dept. of the Treasury.
For peace and security/buy bonds
WFD 67 - A. Government printing office # O-668763. Image by Linn Ball depicting the Three Wise Men (Three Kings of the Orient) in colorful garments ride camels toward the Christmas Star.
GLC09520.09
circa 1941 - 1943
Various
US and Japanese photos of the attack on Pearl Harbor [Decimalized .01- .17]
GLC09547
Unknown
Log album US Navy Air Station Pearl Harbor [empty]
The album has a decorated suede upper cover and card lower cover, 5 printed leaves ("memory leaves," "my log and diary"), 28 blank leaves.
GLC09547.01
07 December 1941 [1942]
U.S. Navy
[Wrecks of USS Downes & Cassin, 7 December 1941]
Naval History & Heritage Command attributes image to Navy Photographer's Mate Harold Fawcett. Taken during attack in 1941 and printed and released in 1942 for the one-year anniversary. From Naval History and Hertiage's online catalog: "The wrecked...
GLC09547.02
[Hickam Field]
Inscription on back of photograph: "Hickam Field"
GLC09547.03
24 May 1943
Battleship Oklahoma's Deck Breaks Water
Label on front of photograph reads: (WX1) PEARL HARBOR, May 24-- BATTLESHIP OKLAHOMA'S DECK BREAKS WATER---Barnacled deck of the U.S. Battleship Oklahoma breaks water during salvage operations which returned to service 16 of 19 ships sunk by Japs in...
GLC09547.04
[Ship damaged in Pearl Harbor attack]
GLC09547.05
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