[Sweetwater's Municipal Airport Hangar Building #2]

Photograph of Sweetwater's Municipal Airport hangar, a large, metal building with the hangar's name in large letters on the front. There is a metal tower to the right of the hangar, and a long road going past the right of the building. Text at the bottom of the photo indicates the location and date of the photo. A note can be seen written on the back of the photo: "Sweetwater Municipal Airport- The first hangar built in 1929 on South side of the field. Photo taken in 1941".
Date: March 29, 1941
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sweetwater's Municipal Airport Hangar Building #4]

Photograph of Sweetwater's Municipal Airport hangar, a large, metal building with the hangar's name in large letters on the front. There is a metal tower to the right of the hangar, and a long road going past the right of the building. Text at the bottom of the photo indicates the location and date of the photo.
Date: March 29, 1941
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sweetwater's Municipal Airport Hangar Building #3]

Photograph of Sweetwater's Municipal Airport hangar, a large, metal building with the hangar's name in large letters on the front. There is a metal tower to the right of the hangar, and long road going past the right of the building. Text at the bottom of the photo indicates the location and date of the photo.
Date: March 29, 1941
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Couple Outside Theater]

Photograph of Helen Vader and George Riley posing together outside the Majestic Theater in Abilene, Texas. Servicemen are visible behind them.
Date: Summer 1941
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Recreation Building]

Postcard of the Red Cross recreation building at Camp Barkeley in Abilene, Texas. Several cars are parked in front of the building.
Date: [1941..1945]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Private Bob Trump]

Photograph of Private Bob Trump posing in front of a tree and wooden building.
Date: 1941
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[McMurry Maidens Orchestra]

Photograph of the McMurry Maidens Orchestra, dressed in long white gowns, at practice. One male soldier is seated to the left of the conductor.
Date: [1941..1945]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers on Tank]

Photograph of soldiers posing on a tank. Those in the top row are, from left to right, Pvt. Jake Cohen, Pvt. Bud Thomas, and Pvt. Tom Brennan. The soldiers in the bottom row are Sgt. Emmett Greeley, Pvt. Bill Witrey, Sgt. Louis Gagnon, and Pvt. Buck Everett.
Date: 1941
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Women at Picnic]

Photograph of people posing by cars at a picnic for the officers of Camp Barkeley's station hospital. Four women, including Mamie Tyner, Bran, and Mrs. Bridges, pose together to the right. Three soldiers, Martines, Capt. Miles, and Maj. Tyner, laugh together to the left.
Date: 1941
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers at Stoney Point, NY]

Photograph of S/Sgt. Vern M. Thomas and Silas Frasure standing in a field at Stoney Point, New York.
Date: 1941
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Camp Barkeley Barracks]

Postcard of the barracks area of the Armed Service Forces Training Center at Camp Barkeley in Abilene, Texas.
Date: [1941..1945]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Parade Grounds]

Postcard with a painting of soldiers marching on the parade grounds at Camp Barkeley in Abilene, Texas.
Date: [1941..1942]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Station Hospital Officers' Picnic]

Photograph of men and women standing in front of an Army vehicle at the Camp Barkeley Station Hospital officers' picnic. Lt. Bran and another unidentified man sit in the vehicle, and Mrs. Bran, Mrs. Robinson, Lt. and Mrs. O'Quinn, Col. Fox, Capt. Robinson, and Capt. Niles stand in front of it. Most of them hold cups or mugs.
Date: 1941
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Capt. W. S. Shape]

Photograph of Capt. W. S. Shape of the 35th Armored Regiment posing in dress uniform at Pine Camp, New York. A handwritten note on the photo reads: "Capt. W. S. Shape, Serv. Co. 35th A.R. Pine Camp".
Date: 1941
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Rifle Drill Team]

Photograph of Pvt. Jake Cohen looking at a rifle drill team at Pine Camp in New York. The drill team includes Sgt. John Storms, Sgt. Carl Edmunds, Sgt. Bill Musir, PFC Ed Tungate, Sgt. Ed Smyth, Sgt. Ed Presley, Sgt. Louis Ganon, and Sgt. Bill Riley.
Date: 1941
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Station Hospital]

Postcard of the road outside the station hospital at Camp Barkeley. A car drives away in the distance, and the hospital building is visible to the right.
Date: [1941..1945]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Officers at Stoney Point]

Photograph of Capt. W. S. Shape and another unidentified officer posing outdoors at Stoney Point, New York. Trees are visible in the background.
Date: 1941
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Corporal E. Sweet]

Photograph of E. Sweet, a corporal in a medical detachment, posing in front of buildings at Pine Camp, New York.
Date: 1941
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers in the Snow]

Photograph of Carlisle, James, Moore, Cpl. Jimison, Young, Carothers, Knoch, and Blankenship kneeling in the snow at Pine Camp, New York. Buildings and a car are visible in the background.
Date: [1941..1942]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[War Department Technical Manual & Aircraft Engines] (open access)

[War Department Technical Manual & Aircraft Engines]

Technical manual TM 1-405 from the United States War Department about aircraft engines. Prepared under direction of the Chief of the Air Corps. The booklet is divided into six sections: I. Internal-combustion engine principles, II. Classification and description of engine types, III. Description and construction of engine units, IV. Repair principles, V. Engine lubrication, and VI. Engine cooling. All chapters include information and drawings for reference.
Date: December 9, 1941
Creator: United States Department of War
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Complete Examination Questions and Answers: Aerial Navigation for Student, Private, and Commercial Pilots (open access)

Complete Examination Questions and Answers: Aerial Navigation for Student, Private, and Commercial Pilots

Booklet titled "Complete Examination Questions and Answers: Aerial Navigation for Student, Private, and Commercial Pilots" meant to quiz pilots on the science of Aerial Navigation.
Date: April 1941
Creator: Wheeler, Carlton L.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cracked Concrete]

Photograph of a large crack in a concrete slab with water damage on it. There is some dirt at the bottom of the image and the bottom section of a wall at the top.
Date: [1941..1942]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Standard Oil Company of California to Aeronautical Training Center, Inc., May 23, 1941] (open access)

[Letter from Standard Oil Company of California to Aeronautical Training Center, Inc., May 23, 1941]

Letter from Standard Oil Company of California to Aeronautical Training Center, Inc. discussing a previous letter from March 25, 1941.
Date: May 23, 1941
Creator: Copeland, R. C.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Standard Oil Company of California to Aeronautical Training Center, Inc., March 25, 1941] (open access)

[Letter from Standard Oil Company of California to Aeronautical Training Center, Inc., March 25, 1941]

Letter from Standard Oil Company of California to Aeronautical Training Center, Inc. discussing a recent contract signed five days prior.
Date: March 25, 1941
Creator: Standard Oil Company of California
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History