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[WASP in Graduation Uniform]
Photograph of tow women in light colored uniforms standing on a wood platform with chairs behind them. A man in uniform can be seen to the right. Writing on the back of the photo reads, " Mrs. Berry Giles, Jacqueline Cochran, Col. Geer, Air Inspector Randolph Field" and "Graduation 44-W-6 Aug 4, 1944". The same information is relayed on a tag seen taped to the bottom of the photo.
Date:
August 4, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Two Women in Bendix Race]
Newspaper clipping featuring an article about the National Air Races and the annual convention of the Ninety-Nines. A photograph of Emma Coulter Ware and former WASP Clara Jo Marsh standing next to a small airplane accompanies the article.
Date:
August 30, 1946
Creator:
Mountsier, Robert
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Paul Mantz Wins Bendix Race at 435 M.P.H. for New Mark]
Newspaper clipping of the front page of the New York Herald Tribune, including articles about about international relations, local politics, Nazi trials, and more. Of particular note is the article about the Bendix Trophy race where Jacqueline Cochran took third place.
Date:
August 31, 1946
Creator:
Allen, C. B.
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Herald Tribune Sends Its Plane to Air Races]
Newspaper clipping with articles about the New York Herald Tribune participating in air races, the death of Jack Woolams, Senator Carl Hatch's opposition to bomb tests, and more.
Date:
August 31, 1946
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping photocopy: Announcement Gives Promise and Future of Avenger Field]
Newspaper clipping of two articles from the Nolan County News. Both articles discuss the prospect of new housing for pilots in Sweetwater, Texas.
Date:
August 12, 1943
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Otto Koecher, August 4, 1942]
Recommendation letter from Otto Koecher discussing Eleanor McLernon's loyalty to the United States and war effort.
Date:
August 4, 1942
Creator:
Koecher, Otto E.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from George A. Hoffman, August 10, 1942]
Letter from George Hoffman vouching for Eleanor McLernon's "character and responsibility".
Date:
August 10, 1942
Creator:
Hoffman, George A.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 56, No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 14, 1941
Weekly newspaper from Albany, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
August 14, 1941
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Scrapbook Page: Rüsselsheim - August 31, 1945]
Photographs of Dan Melli and John and Joe Hurt in Rüsselsheim, Germany. The top four photographs show the men consorting with two very young girls identified as Hannala and Greshia. The picture on the top left has the two blonde children standing alone by a picket fence. The image to the top right has Melli kneeling between them and embracing them. The second image on the left has Joe Hurt embracing the girls. The second photo on the right shows both Hurt and Melli sitting with the girls on the hood of an army jeep. The next photo shows Melli and Hurt leaning against the jeep with two young German children leaning against a fence to the left. The final photo features John and Joe Hurt sitting on the jeep's hood.
Date:
August 31, 1945
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Soldiers at Camp Campbell]
Photograph of Bob Sanderson and Ki Witek, who poses with a gun, in a field at Camp Campbell.
Date:
August 1943
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Scrapbook Page: Rüsselsheim]
Photographs of scenes from around Rüsselsheim, Germany following the American occupation. The top photo features Dan Melli sitting on a low brick wall in front of a dispensary with Thomas Walsh leaning through a window. The next photo features men identified as Magnani, Technical Sergeant Nelson, Ferdinand Caravelli, and Captain Brookshire standing together in front of a row of homes. The final picture has Dan Melli standing next to the provocatively posed Technical Sergeant Nelson.
Date:
August 22, 1945
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Scrapbook Page: Russian Soldiers who visited our station]
Photographs of Russian soldiers who visited Dan Melli's station in Rüsselsheim, Germany. The first photo shows a mustached man standing at the corner of a building. A sign indicating the dispensary points forward near his head. The photo on the bottom left shows eight uniformed Russian soldiers standing together and posing for the camera. The final photo shows Russians gathered around a vehicle. The three men to the left are looking into the vehicle, while two men on the right look toward the camera.
Date:
August 20, 1945
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Joe Olivio]
Photograph of Joe Olivio standing by a wrought-iron fence at Neresheim, Germany. A handwritten note on the photo reads: "Joe Olivio at C.P. 1 August '45, Neresheim, Germany".
Date:
August 1, 1945
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Nathan Levine Standing by Tents]
Photograph of Nathan Levine wearing a U.S. Army uniform and garrison cap. He is standing in front of a tent with his arms behind his back. Shadowy cots are visible within the tent.
Date:
August 1943
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of the Jannellis]
Photograph of Ralph and Anna Jannelli posing together in front of a building in Abilene.
Date:
August 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Scrapbook Page: Rüsselsheim, Germany, August 22, 1945]
Photographs of scenes from around Rüsselsheim, Germany following the American occupation. The top image shows homes along Wagner Strasse, with an "x" drawn over the house where Dan Melli was billeted. The second image shows a close-up of the home in which Melli was billeted, with an "x" drawn under the room where he stayed. The third image shows Dan Melli standing with Captain Brookshire and his dog, Rolph. The bottom photo is a picture of Captain Brookshire standing alone by a bridge's railing.
Date:
August 22, 1945
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Bulletin Board Flanked by Soldiers]
Photograph of M/Sgt. Oscar Lea and 1st Sgt. William Kovach flanking a 23rd Tank Battalion Service Company bulletin board. There are pictures of pin-up girls posted on the board.
Date:
August 1, 1945
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Harold Stoddard in Germany]
Photograph of Harold Stoddard standing next to a building in Neresheim, Germany.
Date:
August 1, 1945
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 61, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 30, 1945
Weekly newspaper from Albany, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
August 30, 1945
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 61, No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 16, 1945
Weekly newspaper from Albany, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
August 16, 1945
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 60, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 31, 1944
Weekly newspaper from Albany, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
August 31, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 60, No. 45, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 24, 1944
Weekly newspaper from Albany, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
August 24, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 55, No. 42, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 1, 1940
Weekly newspaper from Albany, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
August 1, 1940
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 19, 1948
Weekly newspaper from Albany, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
August 19, 1948
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History