[U.S.S. LSM 47 Crew at Hawaiian Night Club]

Souvenir photograph of crew members of U.S.S. LSM 47 posing during an evening out at the Hawaiian Town Night Club in Honolulu, Hawai’i.
Date: [1941..1945]
Creator: Barber, John
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photographs of Crew Getting Ready for Captain's Inspection on U.S.S. Keokuk]

Scrapbook page with three photographs of stewards preparing for Captain's inspection on U.S.S. Keokuk (CMc-6). The three photographs are affixed one above the other to a page with the caption "Getting ready for Captain's inspection" handwritten next to the top photo. A white star on a blue background appears to the right of each photo. In the top photo, a Black service member in a white uniform is looking at the camera while other crew members sit or stand nearby. To his left a white crew member stands at an open door. In the middle photo a group of Black service members pose in white dress uniforms. To their left, a white crew member stands at an open door. In the bottom photo, a crew member looks at the camera from behind the inner workings of the ship. Crew members stand or sit nearby. The word "Holt" is written to the right of the photo with an arrow pointing towards it.
Date: [1941..1945]
Creator: Welgo, Louis J.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Orchestra Playing on Iwo Jima]

Photograph of a fourteen-piece orchestra playing onstage during summer 1945 on Iwo Jima, two rows of the audience's heads are also in view.
Date: [1941..1945]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Men Sitting on Badly Stacked Cargo at Yellow Beach, Okinawa]

Photograph of four longshoremen sitting on stacked cargo at Yellow Beach, Okinawa, Japan. Many of the cargo boxes in the foreground are overturned or broken.
Date: [1941..1945]
Creator: Gerald Ryan
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[V-Mail Letter from Cpl. James L. Christian to Mrs. L. H. McNeel] (open access)

[V-Mail Letter from Cpl. James L. Christian to Mrs. L. H. McNeel]

V-mail letter sent by Cpl. James Leander Christian (1918 - 2008) to his grandmother, Mrs. Leander H. McNeel, Sr., telling her that all is well and that he is "somewhere in Hawaii." Christian tells her there isn't much he can say about his activities at the moment and provides advice for Kemp.
Date: [1941..1945]
Creator: Christian, James Leander
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Quarry Equipment]

Photograph of quarry equipment related to the 1894 Aviation Engineer Battalion. In the foreground the combustion equipment can be seen, including a boiler. Two service members can be seen standing by the equipment in the background.
Date: [1941..1945]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[1894 Aviation Engineer Battalion Group Photo]

Photograph of 1894th Aviation Engineer Battalion members in full uniform in two rows in front of tents in an unknown location. The service members are seated in the first two rows and a row of service members are standing behind them. The service members on the far left side of the photo are blurred.
Date: [1941..1945]
Creator: Maceiras, Richard P.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[857th Aviation Engineer Battalion Song]

Wartime copy of the music sheet for the 857th Aviation Engineer Battalion song composed, in part, by Everette "Tex" Frazier. This copy was presented and dedicated to the commanding officer of the unit, Lt. Col. William E. Hotchkiss.
Date: [1941..1945]
Creator: Finkelstein, L. B.; Frazier, Everette Edell; Francis, W.; Harris, C. & Shropshil, R.
Object Type: Musical Score/Notation
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Band Playing Music Aboard Ship at Sea]

Photograph of a band in military uniform playing music while others watch aboard unknown ship at sea. There is man seated at the forefront playing a keyboard instrument, a man behind him plays the drum and another seating on his left is holding a trumpet. A group of people watch from behind them.
Date: [1941..1945]
Creator: Grimes, Miller J.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Standing at Attention for Inspection]

Photograph of a service member standing at attention to the left during a room inspection. The man in the middle wears a 3rd Air Force patch while other stands on his right with his hand on his hip and his head slightly out of frame.
Date: [1941..1945]
Creator: United States. Army. Air Corps.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[368th Infantry Regiment Band Playing During a Reception for Admiral Halsey]

Photograph of the 368th Infantry Regiment band playing during a reception for Admiral Halsey outside in the Philippines. A group of soliders holding a variety of instruments stand in formantion in front of a forest of palm trees. A soldier stands in the foreground commanding their attention.
Date: [1941..1945]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History