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Two Men in Front of Building

Copy negative of a picture of Pete Smith and Wally Akin wearing suits standing in front of a building together. There is a note written in the upper right of the photograph that says, "To Wally Akin: - a gentleman, a scholar and a cowboy showman from Texas. Sincerely Pete Smith."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Man with Hippie

Copy negative of a two pictures and some newspaper clippngs. The first picture is of Wally Akin standing next to a hippie man. The second is of a girl standing on a sidewalk next to a building. Below the pictures is part of an article about Wally Akin's opinion on changing times in Hollywood.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Montage of Movie Studio Owners

Copy negative of a picture of the Warner Brothers West Coast Studios building with pictures of J. L., H. M., A., and S. L. Warner at the top left corner. There is a typed note at the bottom of the picture.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Portrait of Actress

Copy negative of Vera-Ellen, an actress. The image is promoting the film "White Christmas". She is in costume, a long open skirt, pump heels, a high collared shirt and gloves. She holds animal fur near her chest and allows it to fall down to the floor as she balances on her left foot.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Two Men Walking in Garden

Copy negative of of Pete Smith and Wally Akin walking. One of the men is grabbing the other's arm as he points to something. Both men are wearing pin-stripe suits, ties, and dress shoes. Bushes line the one of the walls of the building behind them.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Two Men in Garden

Copy negative of Pete Smith and Wally Akin standing together outside the MGM studios, with bushes and a building behind them. There is a handwritten note under the photograph.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group of WASP, Invader Cruises, San Diego]

Group photograph of Women Airforce Service Pilots and three men, all wearing casual clothing and blue WASP name tags. Helen Snapp holds a life preserver with the words Invader Cruises, San Diego. The back of the photograph includes the numbers "6-5" and labels those in the photograph from left to right: Ben, Fran, Helen Snapp, Connie, Hank, Kelly, Marty, Vithorn, Don, Marge, and Scott.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of San Gabriel Mission Stairs]

Photograph of a wall with attached deteriorated stairs, with a sign that says "Any person found scraping the walls will be arrested." A typed note on the back of the photo says "From the Mission Curio Store. San Gabriel, Cal."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of San Gabriel Mission]

Photograph of the San Gabriel Mission in San Gabriel, California, showing its front facade with several bells mounted in arched spaces in the wall.
Date: unknown
Creator: Putnam & Valentine
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASPs from Class 44-1-10]

Photograph of fifteen Women Airforce Service Pilots from class 44-1-10 at a conference at Disneyland. Charlyne Creger is at the right end of the front row. "1996 Disney" is written on the back of the photo.
Date: 1996
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[View from Airplane Window]

Photograph of the view of several buildings and trees from an airplane window on the runway. The wing of the airplane is visible to the right.
Date: [1943..1945]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Harry Wainwright with Birthday Cake]

Photograph of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Wainwright posed propping up a birthday cake that reads in blue icing, "Happy 75th." Handwritten note on the back of the photo reads, "40th Annual Reunion - Aug. 26-30, '86 -- Long Beach, CA. Queen Mary," and includes Harry Wainwright's death year in 1992.
Date: 1986
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Runway Entertainment]

Photograph of the "entertainment," showing a woman wearing a black ballgown strutting down an elevated runway. Handwritten note on the back of the photo reads, "40th Annual Reunion - Aug. 26-30, '86 -- Long Beach, CA. Queen Mary."
Date: [1986-08-26..1986-08-30]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[WASP at San Diego Reunion]

Photograph of a group of twenty-three women with blue WASP name tags, standing in a garden area. Tropical plants can be seen in the background, along with a red and yellow awning. A note written on the back of the photo reads, "1984 San Diego".
Date: 1984
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Rex B. Gorrell]

Photograph of Rex B. Gorrell, of Company A of the 714th Tank Battalion, standing in front of a building in Santa Anita.
Date: July 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Warren Neuber In Uniform]

Photograph of Warren Neuber posing in uniform at the Ranger School in San Francisco. There is foliage in the background.
Date: 1943
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[People on Louisa McClellan's Summer Cottage]

Photograph of people on the front porch of Louisa McClellan's summer cottage. Louisa sits to the left of an open doorway opposite Mrs. C. M. Alexander. Wessley Ratliff wears a boater hat and a dark suit while standing to the left.
Date: 192X
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mrs. W. R. McClellan's little summer cottage in San Diego California

Photograph of people on the front porch of Louisa Ratliff McClellan's summer cottage. She is seated on the left side of the porch with Mrs. C. M. Alexander sitting opposite of her and Wessley McClellan standing to the right.
Date: 192X
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of the Desert Training Center in California]

Photograph of the Desert Training Center located in California. Ten planes are flying overhead, tanks are rolling towards the camp, and smaller jeeps are moving across the desert. In the right of the picture, artillery cannons work on their aim.
Date: [1940..1945]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Group in Front of Officer's Club]

Photograph the Trayler family, Jesse P. Sewell, Frank Trayler, their daughter, and the general’s father in front of the officer’s club. Note on the back of the photograph reads, “Made at the officer's club where we had lunch with Gen. and Mrs. Carl McDaniel. Left to right - Frank Trayler, Mrs. Trayler, Mrs. McDaniel, Dorathy Trayler in front, Bro. Sewell - the McDaniel daughter - Gen. Carl McDaniel and his father. I baptized the father 52 years ago last Sept. - Nov. 1947, Sacramento, Calif.”
Date: November 1947
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Gardner Home]

Photograph of the home of Brother Gardner in Sacramento, California. Note on the back of the photograph reads, "Home of Bro. Gardner - Sacramento - Nov. 29, '47." The photograph also has three individuals standing next to each other on the left hand side next to one of the trees.
Date: November 29, 1947
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of the Moody Home]

Photograph of the Moody and Trayler families standing in front of the Moody home on Thanksgiving Day. Note on the back of the photograph reads, “The Moody and Trayler at the Moody house where we had Thanksgiving dinner - 1947 - Sacramento, Calif.”
Date: 1947
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Dorothy Lamour Cottages]

Photograph of the Dorothy Lamour Cottages in Beverly Hills, California. Two individuals can be seen standing in the road leading up to the building. Note on the back of the photograph reads, "Dorothy Lamour Cottages and Office."
Date: 1947
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

House Exterior

Copy negative of two images. The top photograph shows several railroad workers in hats repairing a washed-out railroad. The railroad is surrounded by palm trees. Written at the bottom of the photo is, "Repairing Washout T.R. Co. Hond' C.A.". The bottom photograph shows a large, two-storied house surrounded by palm trees. Written across the bottom of the photograph is, "B-37, Residence of Gen. Mangr. T.R.R. Co., Pto. Castilla. 'Williams'".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History