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Academic Year 1967-1968, Unit 11: Other Island Dependencies and Trusteeships (open access)

Academic Year 1967-1968, Unit 11: Other Island Dependencies and Trusteeships

This booklet is the sixth unit of a training course developed for Air Reserve personnel about countries and territories in the Pacific. This unit discusses Guam, American Samoa, the Ryukyu Islands, Fiji, the Solomon Islands, and New Guinea. It includes background information, review questions, and a list of suggested readings for further study.
Date: January 1967
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Atami Hotel Postcard]

Postcard addressed to Mrs. E.A. Wakeham from her daughter. The image on the postcard is of the Atami Hotel and "Atami Hotel, Atami Hot Springs" is printed on the front along with some Japanese characters. The correspondence on the back reads "Dearest Mother - We spent a wonderful three days at this hotel. We were able to get European style rooms for two nights. One night we stayed was in Japanese style - was [...] experience - sleeping on the floor and wearing no shoes in the room. Beautiful [scenery] and etc. [...]"
Date: July 13, 1952
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Black Car]

Photograph of a black car, likely on a military base in Japan. The note on the back of the photo reads, "The color of the car is what the Japanese love. The Emperor drives a big black Chrystler, so everyone must have a black one."
Date: 195X
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Busy Street in Tokyo]

Photograph of a busy street, most likely in Tokyo, Japan. There are many people on the street and signs on the buildings.
Date: 195X
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Car Flipped Over]

Photograph of a car that is flipped over in the street and burning. There are several people looking on, including one man in the foreground crouching, and one man holding a baton.
Date: 195X
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cars Flipped on Sides]

Photograph of a row of burning cars, flipped on their sides, possibly part of the Bloody May Day protests in Tokyo, Japan in 1952.
Date: 195X
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cart with Drums]

Photograph of a float or cart with a tokai drum visible on it. There are several people wearing traditional Japanese clothing around the float and a woman, possibly Dolores Lamb, holding a camera.
Date: 195X
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: "Dorothea 'Didi' Moorman"] (open access)

[Clipping: "Dorothea 'Didi' Moorman"]

Newspaper clipping about women dispelling male fears about the B-29 Superfortress. A photo of Dorothea "Didi" Moorman standing with Brig. General Paul Tibbets in Fort Walton Beach Florida is shown.
Date: October 21, 1997
Creator: Associated Press
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: "Museum Exhibit Highlights Norden Bombsight"] (open access)

[Clipping: "Museum Exhibit Highlights Norden Bombsight"]

Photocopy of an article about the Wings over Texas exhibit in the Heart of West Texas Museum, the bombsights on display, and information on the artillery used in World War 2, and how the WASPs were involved.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: "Special Souvenir Edition Sweetwater Reporter", November 1990] (open access)

[Clipping: "Special Souvenir Edition Sweetwater Reporter", November 1990]

November 1990 issue of the Sweetwater Reporter of significant historical events from the 20th century.
Date: November 1990
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Wasps and Wacs Enter Service] (open access)

[Clipping: Wasps and Wacs Enter Service]

Newspaper clipping of an article about Nancy Love being selected as the leader of the newly organized WACS, a group of ferrying female pilots. The WASPs are also mentioned in this article and other articles about the Ferrying Division, entertainment, and a Professor from Tokyo coming to speak are included as well.
Date: November 5, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: "WASPS Inspired World War II Bomber Pilots"] (open access)

[Clipping: "WASPS Inspired World War II Bomber Pilots"]

Newspaper clipping with an article of General Paul Tibbets' experience in aviation, male opinion within the military about the creation of WASP, and a brief history of WASP.
Date: October 15, 1985
Creator: Sisk, Mack
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Wings of Excellence] (open access)

[Clipping: Wings of Excellence]

Magazine clipping of an article about the history of women in aviation.
Date: August 1995
Creator: Novak, C. James
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
Current Study 16, Chapter 4. Africa and the Free World (open access)

Current Study 16, Chapter 4. Africa and the Free World

This booklet is the fourth chapter of a training course developed for Air Reserve personnel about African countries. This chapter discusses the relationships between African nations and non-Communist countries, including the United States. It includes background information, review questions and a list of suggested readings for further study.
Date: October 1966
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dancing Woman Wearing a Kimono]

Photograph of a woman wearing a kimono who appears to be leading a dance with two other women in western dress.
Date: 195X
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dirt Road in Okinawa]

Photograph of a dirt road with military buildings to the left and right with a note written on the back that reads, "Pension Row, Butter Buildings, men and womens quarters, Okinawa 1949". "Dorothy" can also be seen on the back, written in pencil on the right side.
Date: 1949
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dolores Lamb in Kimono]

Photograph of Dolores Lamb, wearing a kimono in front of the Atami Hotel. A note on the back reads, "Dolores gone native - this is the hotel we like so well - the open place on the third floor is our room you sleep on the floors." "1954" is written in ink below the note on the back.
Date: 195X
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dolores Lamb in Kimono]

Photograph of Dolores Lamb wearing a kimono in front of the Atami Hotel. "D. Lamb 1954" is written on the back.
Date: 1954
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dolores Lamb Next to Rice Paddy]

Photograph of Dolores Lamb in front of a rice paddy and a house in Japan. The note on the back reads, "Train Station at U[...]ama. Rice paddy and Japanese houses in the background."
Date: 195X
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dolores Lamb with Two Men]

Photograph of Dolores Lamb standing between two men in front of a rickshaw, likely in or near Tokyo, Japan. There is a car across the street in the background.
Date: 195X
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dorothy Christenson in Front of Building]

Photograph of Dorothy Christenson posing outside a manufactured building in a light colored dress. A note written on the back of the photo reads, " Room 8 Bldg. 55 Chinen, Okinawa Nov 1949 Guess who".
Date: November 1949
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Epic of Flight Memo to the Reader] (open access)

[The Epic of Flight Memo to the Reader]

Photocopy of a memo to the reader printed in a volume of "The Epic of Flight" book series that discusses the initial struggles in creating "Women Aloft", a book in the series about female pilots.
Date: unknown
Creator: Hicks, Jim
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Family in Busy Street]

Photograph of a family standing with their backs to the camera in a busy street, likely in Japan.
Date: 195X
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Five People at the Far East Air Forces Officers' Club]

Photograph of five people talking at a party at the Far East Air Forces Officers' Club. The text, "Far East Air Forces Officers' Club Tokyo, Japan" is printed at the bottom of the image.
Date: 195X
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History