Letter from Alex Bradford to J. G. O'Rielly discussing the positives and negatives of European and Middle Eastern crash trucks used to for fire suppression. Additionally Mr. Bradford mentions that he is interested in receiving the W. S. Rielly & Company catalog for the purchase of fire fighting equipment.

Letter to J. G. O'Rielly of W. S. Darley & Company discussing the champion type "H" pump and an enclosed list of fire chiefs located throughout the Middle East. The author of this letter recommends that Mr. Rielly send photographs and the highest pressure recorded on this pump to Captain James C. Thompson.

Letter from W. W. Muehlberg to R. Lee Kempner discussing about the common stock of the Erie Railroad Company.

Letter from R. Lee Kempner to W. W. Muehlberg requesting for his views on retention or sale of small amount of Erie Railroad common stock.

Letter from American Florist Supply Co. to Daniel W. Kempner discussing why various hedge shears are out of stock.

Letter from Dr. Chauncey D. Leake to several friends discussing his recent travels to Chicago and California and his encounters there. Attached is a list of the names and addresses for various medical practitioners.

Magazine clipping of a brief item discussing the cover subject of Life Magazine's July 19, 1943 issue. It includes details about WASP trainee Shirley Slade and where readers can learn more about "girl pilots" (line 10).

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Brig. Gen. J.E. Barzynski (center) , commanding general of the Chicago depot of the Army Quartermaster Corps, enjoys the Army's new dehydrated corn beef hash with Edward F. Wilson president of Wilson and Co., and Thomas E. Wilson, chairman of the board."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Rushing, who fled from county jail here July 8 and was recaptured several days later in Chicago."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper.

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company.

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper.

Illinois Central Railroad's "St. Louis Special" train No. 1-501, headed by Engine No. 2450 - a mountain type 4-8-2 locomotive, departing from the Central Station in Chicago.