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circa 1945
Brief Magazine
Pressure
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."
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Haha Jima Cliffs
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.
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[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.
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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.
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[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.
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[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.
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[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."
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1944
CIO Political Action Committee
This Is Your America.
One pamphlet entitled, "This Is Your America," published by the CIO Political Action Committee dated 1944. Text describes reasons why America is an ideal country such as immigration and diversity, the economy and worker's rights. Photographs of...
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24 May 1941
Schwartz, Warren Harold, 1914-1992
to Grandma and Grandpa
One letter addressed to Mr. and Mrs. S. Friedman from Warren Schwartz dated May 24, 1941. Pertains to their schedule and possibly attending a carnival on the outskirts of town.
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