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Clearance Declaration of Aircraft Commander (Clearance Immigration and Customs) (open access)

Clearance Declaration of Aircraft Commander (Clearance Immigration and Customs)

United States customs form endorsed to clear Royal Air Force officer, Paul A. Hill, to depart from La Guardia Airport in New York, bound for Montreal, Canada.
Date: June 3, 1944
Creator: Hill, Paul A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Baptistry Painting for Vancouver, BC #2] (open access)

[Baptistry Painting for Vancouver, BC #2]

Photograph of the baptistry paintings created by Blanche Perry for Blundell Church of Christ in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Notes on the back of the photo read in part "Brundell Church, Vancouver, B.C., May 1957, visited the church Aug. 1957" and "Jordan River near Tiberias ... Taken from Sawyers View Master scences of Holy Land."
Date: May 8, 1957
Creator: Perry, Myrta Blanche
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Charles Branch to Blanche Perry] (open access)

[Letter from Charles Branch to Blanche Perry]

Letter from Charles Branch, M.D. of the Montreal Neurological Institute in Montreal, Canada, thanking Blanche Perry for the baptistry painting.
Date: August 14, 1966
Creator: Branch, Charles
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Description of Army Decisions] (open access)

[Description of Army Decisions]

Page #3 from a larger set that explains General Arnold's decision to employ Major Krick and why the Army felt the need have a way to predict weather patterns.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Wings Over Sweetwater: The History of Avenger Field] (open access)

[Wings Over Sweetwater: The History of Avenger Field]

Paper written by Major Bennet B. Monde on the history of Avenger Field and Women Airforce Service Pilots. The paper has a cover page with an image of Texas and several air force wing logos, including the WASP, U.S. Air Force, and Royal Air Force.
Date: unknown
Creator: Monde, Bennet B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Baptistry Interpretation for Vancouver, BC] (open access)

[Baptistry Interpretation for Vancouver, BC]

A handwritten letter from Blanche Perry entitled "Interpretation of Picture in The Church of Christ in Vancouver, B.C. Canada." It describes the inspiration for the paintings and their symbols, along with relevant Bible scriptures and hymns.
Date: March 16, 1948
Creator: Perry, Myrta Blanche
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Baptistry Painting for Vancouver, BC] (open access)

[Baptistry Painting for Vancouver, BC]

Photograph of the baptistry painting created by Blanche Perry for the Brundell Church of Christ in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The photo shows the painting in front of a window against a brick wall. The inscription on the back of the photo reads "Vancouver B.C or a Rocky Mt. Scene."
Date: unknown
Creator: Perry, Myrta Blanche
System: The Portal to Texas History