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- Ann Boyett
- Young woman seated on a sofa.
- [Chesapeake and Ohio's "The George Washington"]
- Awaiting the hour of departure the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway's "The George Washington" train No. 2, eastbound, headed by Engine No. 307, a mighty Hudson type 4-6-4 locomotive, stands in the Cincinnati Union Station as the conductor and engineer make a last minute check of the time indicated by their respective watches, circa 1943.
- [Grand Central Terminal in New York City]
- Photograph of Grand Central Terminal, New York, May 1943. Facing south on 42nd Street, the building sits squarely in the middle of Park Avenue and motor traffic goes around it by means of two elevated roadways running from 41st Street to 46th Street. The terminal has 123 tracks, 66 on the upper level and 57 on the lower. The upper level has 18.8 miles of track and the lower 14.9 miles making a total of 33.7 miles of railroad track in the terminal and its yard. There are 31 platform tracks on the upper level and 17 on the lower. Of these 48 platform tracks, 11 are loop tracks and 37 are stub end.
- J. Frank Dobie
- Photograph of J. Frank Dobie talking with a woman. The UT tower is in background. (This photo was used in an article in The Saturday Evening Post.)
- J. Frank Dobie
- Photograph of J. Frank Dobie seated in his office smoking a pipe.
- J. Frank Dobie
- Photograph of J. Frank Dobie seated at a desk.
- [Lounge car on "The Bluebonnet" ]
- Interior view of the Parlor Lounge Car in the consist of the Katy's "The Bluebonnet" train No. 7 southbound enroute from Dallas to San Antonio, Texas. This beautiful parlor lounge was a standard heavyweight car.
- Morgan Senior Class of 1943
- Group of students posing for class picture, by side of building, graduating class from Morgan High School, 1943, with seven girls seated in front and row of seven young men and possibly teacher in back. First row, seated, left to right: Frances Rule, Mary Jane Cole, Pauline Murphey, Margaret Payne, Lorine Landtroop, Danny Briscoe, Ruby Johnson. Back row, standing, left to right: Willie Gibson, Jug Kimbell, Cecil Gibson, George Hughes, Randy Campbell, Kenneth Chambers, Billy Kirton, Jesse Tom Roberts.
- Noterie Algerienne
- French note or ticket from the Banque Chabasseur Oran from 1943.
- Six Soldiers playing in mud- Italy 1943
- Photograph of six American soldiers from the 36th Infantry Division playing in the mud in Italy in 1943. Marcott is pulling on a rifle that another soldier "Deuce" is holding.
- Smiling woman posing for camera
- Barbara Golden looks back at the camera while posing.
- ["St. Louis Special" departing Chicago]
- Illinois Central Railroad's "St. Louis Special" train No. 1-501, headed by Engine No. 2450 - a mountain type 4-8-2 locomotive, departing from the Central Station in Chicago.
- [Two trains in Alamosa, Colorado]
- A contrast in Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad's steam and motive power --- "the San Juan" train No. 215 headed by engine No. 472, a Mikado type 2-8-2 awaits departure signal for its scheduled run over narrow gauge rails to Durango, Colorado. Next to it is passenger train Mo. 15, headed by engine No. 1703, a Mountain type 4-8-2, arriving in Alamose from Denver.
- Walter Lockhoof
- Photograph of Lt. Walter Lockhoof, bombardier pilot, in uniform.
- Del Valle Air Base
- Dentist is working on man in dental chair. Assistant stands in background.
- Del Valle Air Base
- Four men and a woman are lifting an engine with chains from a C-47 airplane.
- Del Valle Air Base
- Twenty-three uniformed women seated on two jeeps in front of barracks.
- Del Valle Air Base
- Man is swimming in a pool holding a rifle above his head. Other men are at the side of the pool.
- Soldiers from Del Valle Army Air Base training in Deep Eddy pool
- Six soldiers in training in the Deep Eddy pool. Two are holding rifles above their heads.
- [Acting governor Aikin in office]
- Acting governor A. M. Aikin Jr. sitting and speaking at a desk in the Texas governor's office, surrounded by what appear to be reporters. An aide sits to his left smoking a cigar, while most of the rest are writing on notepads.
- "Valentine of Steel" at CAAF Dedication
- Photograph of a man and a woman holding a bombshell that reads "Valentine of Steel to Hitler and Hirohito from First Class AAFBS Childress, Texas. 2-14-43."
- CAAF Cadets - 1st class to arrive by train
- Photograph of the first class of cadets on a train to arrive at Childress Army Air Field in Childress, Texas. The men are wearing military uniforms.
- "Welcome to CAAF, boys!"
- Photograph of the first class of cadets to Childress Army Air Field stepping off the train in uniforms at the air field.
- V-Day Celebration
- Group of people seated at a ceremony at Memorial Stadium. Scoreboard is in background. One man on front row is in uniform.
- V-Day Celebration
- Mayor Tom Miller shaking hands with decorated soldier.
- V-Day Celebration
- Decorated soldier walking with assistance of man and woman at each side.
- V-Day Celebration
- Decorated soldier and woman seated next to another couple.
- Mrs. Polk Shelton and Group of Aviatrix
- Smiling woman seated at controls of a small airplane.
- Mrs. Polk Shelton and Group of Aviatrix
- Woman dressed in pants standing with hand on propeller of small plane.
- Mrs. Polk Shelton and Group of Aviatrix
- Group of women in pants posed with a small plane, probably a piper cub.
- Bergstrom Field
- Man seated at a table. There is a monkey on a chain seated on the table.
- Bergstrom Field
- Man in uniform seated beside equipment inside airplane.
- Bergstrom Field
- Two men in uniform behind desk. One is standing while one is sitting. Name plate on desk reads: Capt. L.D. Kendall.
- Bergstrom Field
- Two men in uniform are standing in front of the propeller of an airplane.
- Governor Beauford Jester and Mother
- Future governor, Beauford Jester, and his mother seated with two other men. Man to right of mother appears to be Allan Shivers.
- Governor Beauford Jester's Mother, Frances Gordon Jester
- Mother of future governor, Beauford Jester, standing behind desk. Beauford Jester was elected Governor of Texas in 1947.
- Apperson Girl
- Two women. One is seated in a chair. The other is standing over her shoulder pointing out a Women's Auxillary Army Corps button on her lapel.
- Teachers' Convention
- Group of elderly women around table with a cake.
- Paul Bolton, KLBJ Newscaster
- Paul Bolton, seated at desk, talking on telephone.
- Paul Bolton, KLBJ Newscaster, and Family
- Group of young women gathered around the mailbox at 2208 Windsor Rd. East. This was the residence of the Bolton family.
- Buck Hood in Uniform
- Man in uniform standing on a balcony. Hood is listed as editor of The American Statesman in The City Directory.
- Buck Hood in Uniform - Child with Puppies
- Child sitting on lawn with puppies in his lap.
- Irvin Mayer
- Young man standing in what appears to be a dormitory room.
- [Center Point Young People's Conference]
- Photograph of the Center Point Young People's Conference at Camp Christian. The large group is composed of adult men and women, they are photographed standing and sitting outdoors. Floyd A. Bash is one of the ministers on the front row.
- [Company D, Texas State Guard]
- Photograph of Company D. 43rd Bn. Texas State Guard, Riot Duty - Beaumont, Tex. June 16th - 20th 1943. The soldiers stand in their uniforms outside a building in Beaumont. Front Row L-R, kneeling: Bill Stringer, H.S. Peterson, Scotty Jackson, Forrest Bass, Dick Terry, John Norwood, Douglas Peterson, Leroy Boehme, Frank Holloran, Dexter Shelly. Rear L-R, standing: Lawrence W. Hustmyre (company captain), Dr. Frank Hubert, Cecil Cole (postmaster), "Jiggs" Cormier, unknown, unknown, W.J. Mullins, unknown, Fred Mullins, E.D. Short, Henry Lee Woodworth.
- German Prisoners
- German prisoner passes pen to comrade, while they drink coffee at an inquiry
- Bob Ragsdale and Wife with Cessna
- Man and woman are standing under the wing beside airplane. Small dog sits in background.
- Bob Ragsdale and Wife with Cessna
- Woman seated at the controls in the cockpit of an airplane.
- Bob Ragsdale and Wife with Cessna
- Man seated at the controls in the cockpit of an airplane.
- [Launch Party at Weaver Shipyards]
- Photograph of the launching party at Weaver Shipyards in Orange, Texas on June, 24, 1943. Seventeen men, women, and children stand at the bow of a new ship, designated YMS252. The women all wear corsages and hats.