A photograph postcard showing the Pacific Coast (PCR) 105, 2-8-0 narrow gauge, photo taken on Fan Excursion, San Luis Obispo, CA.

A photograph print showing the Pacific Coast (PCR) 111, San Luis Obispo, CA. [narrow gauge]

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with William C. Beyer. Beyer grew up in Texas and joined the Marines in January 1942. After training, he was assigned to the third division in artillery. He departed on the USS Mount Vernon for New Zealand. He anecdotes about meeting with some Maori people. Then he departed on the Cresent City for Guadalcanal in May 1943. From Guadalcanal he left for Bougainville in November 1943. He describes being caught in a foxhole for two days without communication. He also listened to Tokyo Rose on the radio. The Army relieved the Marines January 15, 1944, and his unit returned to Guadalcanal. On July 21, 1944, they landed on Guam and went into battle. Next Beyer left for Iwo Jima. The Third Marine Division was assigned to the central area of the island. He witnessed the raising of the flag. On the 50th anniversary of the war, Beyer and his wife returned to New Zealand and Guam.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a mudslide in California.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a mudslide in California.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a mudslide in California.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about President Nixon possibly vetoing the spending for the departments of Labor and Health Education and Welfare because the bill call for more money than he asked for and 1,200 workers battling a forest fire in the Los Padres National Forest.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about an illegal camp-fire being blamed for a major California forest fire.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.

Text of Jacqueline Cochran's typed daily schedule from December 21, 1969, to December 15, 1973, including golf tournaments, doctor appointments, hair appointments, Arthritis Foundation committee meetings, dinner meetings, budget meetings, and board meetings. Entries include day of week, time, and location. They also include personal handwritten notes on some entries.

Interview with W. R. Barker, a veteran who served as a combat engineer with the U.S. Army in the South Pacific during World War II. It includes a conversation with Barker as he talks freely about his time in basic training at Camp Cook, when Bob Hope visited jungle training in Hawaii, and interactions between U.S. soldiers and the native islanders. He also discusses the Marines mission on Pelilu Island and meeting his brother in the Philippines.

Interview with W. R. Barker, a veteran who served as a combat engineer with the U.S. Army in the South Pacific during World War II. The transcript includes a conversation with Barker as he talks freely about his time in basic training at Camp Cook, when Bob Hope visited jungle training in Hawaii, and interactions between U.S. soldiers and the native islanders. He also discusses the Marines mission on Pelilu Island and meeting his brother in the Philippines.

Business card for Jack P. Hornaday, including a picture of Hornaday standing under a plane. His name is printed near the bottom of the card and two numbers are given under his name: one for Arlington, Texas and one for Cambria, California.

Document containing information pertaining to Justin L. Bible's service record, including his name, rank, ASN, marital status, home address, name and address of his nearest relative, and a person to notify in case of emergency.

Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Two Bethany Nazarene college graduates were honored Saturday night with "Alumni B Awards" at the school's annual commencement banquet. Chosen from a field of six on a mail in ballot from Alumni were Rev. C. William Fisher, San Luis Obispo, California., and Bernard Lorette, Lake Jackson, Texas. Mr. Fisher, an evangelist, has traveled in each of the 50 states and several foreign countries. He was graduated from BNC in 1941. Mr. Fisher was unable to personally accept the award because he was holding a revival in Richland, Washington."

Technical paper issued by the Bureau of Mines over transportation of motor gasoline by pipe line. The locations and designs of the pipe lines are discussed. This paper includes tables, maps, photographs, and illustrations.

Map shows early twentieth century San Luis Obispo County, California township grid, grants, roads, railroads, national forests, ranches, and telephone lines. Includes legend. Scale [1:253,440].

"An Aerial Radiographic Measuring Survey (ARMS) of the Arguello area was made for the Civil Effects Test Operations, Division of Biology and Medicine, U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, by Edgerton, Germeshausen & Grier, Inc.(EG&G), between Apr. 5 and Apr. 29, 1962. The survey was part of a nationwide program to measure the present environmental levels of gamma radiation" (p. 5).

Postcard image of The Hotel and Bathhouse at Paso Robles Hot Springs, California. Brick, three-story building. Small palm tree in bottom, right corner. Two trees on left.

Postcard image of The Hotel and Bathhouse at Paso Robles Hot Springs, California from the Southern Pacific Railway's "Road of a Thousand Wonders" campaign. Same as 1971.083.045b.