[Corporal Promotion Certificate, #2] (open access)

[Corporal Promotion Certificate, #2]

A certificate promoting Clifford R. Baird to Corporal.
Date: July 26, 1936
Creator: United States. Army.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Douglas MacArthur, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Chester W. Nimitz Onboard the U.S.S. Baltimore, #1]

Photograph of General Douglas MacArthur, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Admiral Chester W. Nimitz sitting side by side on the U.S.S. Baltimore. General Douglas MacArthur sits on the left wearing light colored pants, a dark leather jacket, a dark brimmed hat with the U.S. Airforce emblem on the front and gold starts pinned to his collar. President Roosevelt sits in the center in a light-colored and ill-fitted suit, a tie, rounded silver glasses and a light-colored hat with a black band. Admiral Chester W. Nimitz sits on the right in his white Naval Officer uniform including a dark shoulder detail, ribbon bars above his pocket and a brimmed hat featuring the Navy's emblem on the front. A stack of helmets can be seen in the background between President Roosevelt and general MacArthur, as well as a crude ladder over General MacArthur's shoulder.
Date: July 26, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Douglas MacArthur, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Chester W. Nimitz Onboard the U.S.S. Baltimore, #2]

Photograph of General Douglas MacArthur, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Admiral Chester W. Nimitz sitting side by side on the U.S.S. Baltimore. General Douglas MacArthur sits on the left wearing light colored pants, a dark leather jacket, a dark brimmed hat with the U.S. Airforce emblem on the front and gold starts pinned to his collar. President Roosevelt sits smiling widely in the center in a light-colored and ill-fitted suit, a tie, rounded silver glasses and a light-colored hat with a black band. Admiral Chester W. Nimitz sits on the right in his white Naval Officer uniform including a dark shoulder detail, ribbon bars above his pocket and a brimmed hat featuring the Navy's emblem on the front. A stack of helmets can be seen in the background between President Roosevelt and general MacArthur, as well as a crude ladder over General MacArthur's shoulder.
Date: July 26, 1944
Creator: United States. Navy
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Douglas MacArthur, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Chester W. Nimitz, and William Leahy Aboard the U.S.S. Baltimore]

Photograph of General Douglas MacArthur, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, and Admiral William Leahy sitting side by side aboard the U.S.S. Baltimore, Honolulu, Hawaii. General Douglas MacArthur sits with his legs crossed wearing a leather jacket, wide legged trousers, a brimmed hat with the Army's emblem and dark dress shoes. President Roosevelt wears a light-colored suit, a striped tie, a white hat, and dark dress shoes. Chester W. Nimitz has his hands clasped in his lap and is wearing a white Naval uniform with a high collar, ribbon bars pinned above his pocket, epaulettes, a brimmed hat with the Navy's emblem and white shoes. Admiral Leahy sits on the far right in a mid-tine Naval uniform, a white undershirt, dark tie, ribbon bars pinned above his pocket, epaulettes, a wide brimmed hat with the Navy's emblem and dark dress shoes. Several men in sailor uniforms can be seen in the background going about the ship.
Date: July 26, 1944
Creator: United States. Navy
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - July 26, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - July 26, 1944]

Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including the weather, plans to see a movie, and a car crash that occurred just outside of town.
Date: July 26, 1944
Creator: Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - July 26, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - July 26, 1944]

Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing the mail service, struggling with finding Walter's address, supporting Bob's campaign for Justice of the Peace, struggling with his mosquito net the night before, and doing his laundry.
Date: July 26, 1944
Creator: Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History