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[Clipping: Three Rescued Fliers Thank Vietnamese] (open access)

[Clipping: Three Rescued Fliers Thank Vietnamese]

Newspaper clipping of an article about U.S. Navy pilots who were rescued by a Vietnamese ship after crashing in the South China Sea. The article includes a photograph of Elizabeth Steinnecker and another navy pilot. On the back of the clipping are articles about local news and a one-panel cartoon about cartoons.
Date: July 20, 1988
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Margaret L. Chamberlain to Mr. Rigdon Edwards, October 8, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Margaret L. Chamberlain to Mr. Rigdon Edwards, October 8, 1945]

Letter from Margaret L. Chamberlain to Mr. Rigdon Edwards discussing her recent travels for aviation training.
Date: October 8, 1945
Creator: Chamberlain, Margaret L.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Women finally share nation's military glory] (open access)

[Clipping: Women finally share nation's military glory]

Newspaper clippings of an article about a memorial to military servicewomen, including brief personal stories about the women being honored. the article includes three photographs of the women being honored and the women who attended the memorial dedication ceremony. Those pictured include, Dahrie Christiansen daughter of Jean Samoska Army Air corp., Air Force Brig. Gen.Wilma Vaught, Tipper Gore, and Dorthy Budacki WAVES with he two daughters. On the back of the clippings are advertisements and part of an article about historical events on the article's day of publication.
Date: unknown
Creator: Pisano, Marina
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Street in Manila]

Photograph of a busy street in Manila. People are visible walking down the road, and a church is visible in the background.
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sandbag Barricades]

Photograph of sandbags used as a barricade piled up under a building in Manila.
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photographs of Philippines]

Flip album containing eleven photographs of Manila and Luzon Island in the Philippines, taken near the end of World War II. Most of the images show street scenes, buildings, and people. There are also images related to the war, including a propaganda poster, ruins, barricades, and U.S. soldiers stationed on the islands.
Date: 1945~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Propaganda Poster]

Photograph of a soldier looking up at a propaganda poster hanging from a cafe building in Manila. The poster depicts two American soldiers standing on an outline of the country of Japan, with the words "Crush Japan! Onward March to Tokyo!" written in English and another language.
Date: March 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Harry Bates]

Photograph of Harry Bates standing in front of a Japanese fire engine in Tacloban. He holds a rifle and his helmet in front of him.
Date: [1944..1945]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers Holding Japanese Flag]

Photograph of five soldiers, including J. Steck and H. Zumkeller, holding a Japanese flag. Tents are visible in the background.
Date: [1944..1945]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Men on Slide]

Photograph of two unidentified men standing at the top of a slide at a playground in Manila.
Date: March 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ruins of Manila]

Photograph of the ruins of buildings in Manila, as seen from a bridge over the Pasig River.
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Robert Peters]

Photograph of Robert Peters standing in front of Santo Tomas University in the Philippines.
Date: [1944..1945]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers in Convoy]

Photograph of Warren, Major Meredith, and Bud Asthalter standing up in a truck in a convoy. Other trucks are visible in the background, traveling through the Quezon National Park.
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Robert Peters Kneeling]

Photograph of Robert Peters kneeling beside tents, holding a camera.
Date: [1944..1945]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bridge in Manila]

Photograph of a mother and child crossing a bridge in Manila. Rubble is piled up directly in front of them, and buildings are visible in the background.
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers Outside Quezon City]

Photograph of Rogers, Webster, Venables, Bud Asthalter, and Reuthinger standing around a Japanese gas tank outside the 44th Tank Battalion headquarters building. Williams and Zumkeller kneel in front of it.
Date: [1944..1945]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ruined Buildings in Manila]

Photograph of ruined buildings in Manila. There are large piles of rubble along the streets, and a man is visible at the bottom of the photo.
Date: March 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Verne Mauer in Quezon City]

Photograph of Verne Mauer standing in front of the 44th Tank Battalion headquarters in Quezon City.
Date: [1944..1945]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Gutted Buildings]

Photograph of buildings in Manila partially destroyed and gutted during World War II. The Pasig River is visible in the foreground, and there's half of a bridge at each bank.
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Robert Peters Holding Racket]

Photograph of Robert Peters, wearing only shorts, a hat, and shoes. He holds a tennis racket in front of him, and stands next to a tennis net. Trees and a building are visible in the background.
Date: July 15, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Road Through Quezon National Park]

Photograph of several Army vehicles belonging to the 44th Tank Battalion driving along roads through the Quezon National Park in the Philippines.
Date: April 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers and Manilan Women]

Photograph of two soldiers, identified as Sgt. Paulson and Sgt. Scobie, speaking with women looking out from a barred window above them. One of them reaches up towards the window. Another solider speaks to a woman to the left, and two young boys watch Paulson and Scobie in the center of the photo.
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Two Men in Manila]

Photograph of Verne Mauer and William Jenkins sitting in the battalion HQ at Quezon City, Manila. Mauer is looking at a poster of a pin-up girl, and Jenkins writes at the desk. A typewriter and shelves are visible in the background.
Date: [1943..1945]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Vehicles In Quezon National Park]

Photograph of several Army vehicles belonging to the 44th Tank Battalion taking a horseshoe turn in the Quezon National Park in the Philippines.
Date: April 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History