[Six-Piece Band in Military Uniform Playing at Acorn 39 Party]

Photograph of a six-piece band playing at an Acorn (military air base) 39 party. Pictured seated from left to right is a saxophone player, a trumpet player, and a guitarist all sitting in front of a drummer and a double bass player standing behind the seated players. Behind them, a piano can be see with the hat of the piano player visible over the top of the piano.
Date: April 27, 1944
Creator: Anderson, Frederick Nels
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Pacific Army and Navy Chiefs Plan Strategy]

Photograph of Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, USN, (right), Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Fleet, talks over future strategic moves with General Douglas MacArthur, USA, Commander-in-Chief, Southwest Pacific Area. General MacArthur is pointing at a map on the left with a tobacco pipe. He is wearing a light-colored collared shirt, a tie, pants and black dress shoes. Admiral Nimitz is wearing a white collared shirt with 4-stars pinned to it, a black tie with a tie clip, pants and black dress shoes.
Date: April 27, 1944
Creator: Smith, Loran F.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Life Aboard USS North Carolina]

Photograph of men aboard the USS North Carolina posing for a group photo in costumes after a theatrical performance. The men are arranged into three rows, and they are wearing a diverse arrangement of costumes. Several members of the group are holding instruments.
Date: January 27, 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Army Band on Stage]

Photograph of the U.S. Army band on stage in Tokyo, Japan. The men are in two rows with the front row sitting behind wooden music stands. All but one of the men wear dark collared uniform shirts and pants. On the far left a man with a guitar stands in a cowboy hat, button down shirt, large belt and cowboy boots. From left to right in the front row is Don Brown, Bill Gravett, Bob Brinker, unidentified, George Kaplan, Gayle Rasmussen, Joe Kost and unidentified. The back row is an unidentified man, Chester Dzierkiewiz, Wes Cain, Tom Powers, Larry Glaser, Ted Niewiadomski, Bill Murphy, Chuck Delula.
Date: December 27, 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History