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[Train Engine #537 and Cars]
Photograph of train engine #537, viewed from the front. "537" is visible on the front of the engine. Smoke billows up from the front chimney. Electrical poles line the snow-covered hills on either side of the tracks. Buildings are visible in the distance and along the right. Handwritten text below the image says, "Little Rock, Arkansas 1943-44 Photo taken from 12th St. Bridge and shows train coming up Little Rock Hill A .08% Grade."
Date:
1943/1944
Creator:
Gray, Johnnie M.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clarence Whitefield with Lee Relatives]
Photograph of Private Clarence E. Whitefield standing with two unidentified female Lee relatives, Martha Lee, and Private Charles A. Lee, on a visit to Lee's home in Jonesboro, Arkansas.
Date:
1943
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of the Arkansas Ozarks]
Postcard with photos of several different scenes, and text that says "Greetings from Arkansas Ozarks." A handwritten note addressed to Miss Helen H. Aten from Woodrow W. Aten at Camp Chaffee says "Dear Helen and all- Quite chilly today and looks like snow. Hope that it doesn't snow or the [?] will be an ice cake as we have no antifreeze. Alcohol seems to be all we can get may get some this pm. We worked today again. Am enjoying our [?] very much. How do you like this card? Cannot state how long we will be here - unknown yet. Bro Woodrow."
Date:
November 7, 1943
Creator:
Aten, Woodrow W.
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of Sebastian County Courthouse and City Hall]
Postcard of the Sebastian County Courthouse and City Hall in Fort Smith, Arkansas. A handwritten note addressed to Miss Helen H. Aten from Woodrow W. Aten at Camp Barkeley says "Hello All- Trip is going swell- 520 miles first day. Stayed all nite on west side of Springfield, Ohio. Should make about same distance today. Weather is swell & quite warm- no heater. Snacks are good. Above is new address."
Date:
December 2, 1943
Creator:
Aten, Woodrow W.
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Clarence Whitefield and Lee Family]
Photograph of two soldiers standing outside of a house with three women standing between them. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "1. Clarence Whitefield, 2. [blank], 3. [blank], 4. Martha Lee, 5. Charles Adrian Lee, Jonesboro, AK."
Date:
1943
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, November 13, 1943]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing flying from Camden AK to Dallas, waiting for clearance to continue on from Dallas but being delayed, and flying open-cockpit aircraft.
Date:
November 13, 1943
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 11, 1943]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing delivering a plane and flying back to Dallas, chores, seeing For Whom the Bell Tolls, seeing Tito GuĂzar in concert, and flying to Camden, AK. Typed and written on Hutson Hotels stationary.
Date:
October 11, 1943
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 14, 1943]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing being grounded in Camden, AK, repairing her boots, letters, a man from Palm Springs, and her friend Marion. Typed on Hotel Lassen (Wichita) stationary.
Date:
October 14, 1943
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History