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[Anderson Scrapbook 3]
Scrapbook of collected items including photographs, clippings, letters, and other documents from Lieutenant Richard A. Anderson's time in the Navy aboard the USS Skirmish.
[USO Act]
Photograph of an African American USO act posing for a photo. Three women in dresses and pinned hair stand in the middle row, and the woman on the left holds an accordion. A man in a plaid suit and hat stands in front of the two women on the right. Another man in a button up stands behind the women.
[Accordion Player]
Photograph of an African American woman playing an accordion. She is wearing a long dress with pinned hair and stands in front of a microphone. The 291st AGF Band sit behind the women while playing their instruments.
[Dancing with 291st AGF Band]
Photograph of a man and women dancing on a stage. The man is wearing a plaid suite and hat, and the women is wearing a short dress with pinned hair. The 291st AGF Band sits behind the couple while playing their instruments.
[Singing with the 291st AGF Band]
Photograph of a woman in a dress standing in front of a microphone. The 291st AGF band sits behind her while holding their instruments.
[Saxophones, Trumpets, and Trombones]
Photograph of an unidentified band lined up and playing saxophones and brass instruments at a USO club. A man stands in front of the band conducting the performance.
[291st AGF Band]
Photograph of a man and woman singing with the 291st AGF Band at the USO club. The man stands on the left of the microphone and is dressed in black robes while holding a gavel. The woman stands on the right in a short dress with pinned hair and sings into the microphone.
[African American Singer]
Photograph of an unidentified singer standing in front of a microphone with the 291st AGF Band sitting behind him. The singer wears a button up shirt with long pants.
[Trumpeter and Singer]
Photograph of an unidentified trumpet player and singer performing at the USO club with the 291st AGF Band in background. The trumpeter plays his trumpet while wearing a white suit. The woman wears a short dress with pinned hair. The 291st AGF Band sits in the back and plays their instruments.
[Photo Lab Interior]
Photograph of an A.R.U. 145 Photo Lab photographer standing in a lab photographing an image and adjusting the lens of a camera.
[291st AGF Band with Singer]
Photograph of a women standing in front of a microphone. She is wearing a short dress and pinned hair. Behind the woman, the 291st Army Ground Forces Band sits and plays several instruments.
[Bass and Drums]
Photograph of two men playing a bass and drum for a crowd at a USO club. Both men wear button up shirts and long pants. Behind the men, two members of the band sit and listen to the performance.
[Singing to Crowd]
Photograph of an unidentified band leader singing to a crowd in a USO Club. The singer stands in front of a microphone while wearing a white and black tuxedo. Behind the singer, a band sits in three rows to accompany the singer.
[Solos]
Photograph of musicians playing solo performances with the Big Band sitting and performing behind the musicians. The five musicians are wearing suits and hats while holding their instruments.
[Singing with CASP Band]
Photograph of an unidentified singer standing in front of a microphone with the CASP Band sitting behind him at the USO club.
[Bob Hope and others]
Photograph of Bob Hope and others gathering around a broadcasting microphone. Three men in the group face towards the microphone while one man stands behind the others. A woman with pinned hair looks down in the right corner of the photo.
[USO Singer]
Photograph of an unidentified female singer performing with an accompanying band in the background. The singer is wearing a long white gown with a feather piece in her hair. Behind the woman, a man is standing playing an accordion while other members of the band sit and play brass instruments.
[Dancing for a USO crowd]
Photograph of an unidentified female dancer dancing on stage while the 291st AGF Band watches from behind. The woman is wearing a long, black dress with her hair down. Three men sit in front of the woman watching her dance.
[Anderson Scrapbook 1]
Scrapbook featuring images from Lieutenant Richard A. Anderson's time in the Navy aboard the USS Skirmish during World War II, along with military correspondence and clippings. Included is a booklet entitled "Navy Day 1945: U.S.S. Skirmish" featuring photographs and a written history of the U.S.S. Skirmish's activities during WWII and a listing of personnel.
[Anderson Scrapbook 2]
Scrapbook of collected items including photographs, clippings, letters, and other documents from Lieutenant Richard A. Anderson's time in the Navy aboard the USS Skirmish.
[Johnston Island]
Photograph of an aerial shot of Johnston Island.
[CASP Band]
Photograph of the CASP Band playing at a USO Club. The band is organized between two rows and a conductor stands in front of the band.
[Royal New Zealand Air Force Band]
Photograph of the Royal New Zealand Air Force Band playing at a USO club. The band is spread around four rows and a conductor stands in front, facing the band. An audience can be seen watching the performance in front of the stage.
[Conducting]
Photograph of a Big Band leader conducting an unknown band at the USO club. The leader is wearing a tuxedo and facing slightly away from the band. The unknown band is sat in three rows behind the conductor, playing their instruments.
[Saxophone Solo]
Photograph of a saxophonist standing behind a microphone and playing to a crowd in front of Big Band. The saxophonist is wearing a tuxedo. Two men can be seen watching the man perform in the bottom corners of the photo.
[Man with Broom]
Photograph of an unidentified sailor holding a broom in the kitchen of the USS Hancock. The man is wearing a white apron and sailor hat and facing directly towards the camera.
[USS Hancock Birthday Cake]
Photograph of sailors cutting into a birthday cake for the USS Hancock. Three men sit behind the cake wearing button up shirts and the one furthest to the left smokes a cigar. A man wearing a sailor hat and apron kneels beside the cake as he cuts into the top layer.
[Beach Scene from Johnston Island]
Photograph of a beach scene on Johnston Island. Several palm trees sit to the left side of the photo and the sun can be seen setting in the background.
[Man Rolling Dough]
Photograph of an unidentified sailor working on rolling dough aboard the USS Hancock. The sailor is wearing a white shirt with a sailor hat and holding a rolling pin.
[Bringing the Nurses Home]
Photograph of a group of nurses aboard the USS Hancock being transported back to the United States. The nurses are arranged into three rows and all wear collared shirts and sailor styled hats.
[Man at Podium]
Photograph of a man in costume standing at a podium aboard the USS Hancock during a Neptune Party. To the left of the podium a man wearing a cape and bonnet sits under a booth. To the right a man in costume sits at a fold out table.
[Man Lying Down]
Photograph of a sailor being laid down surrounded by men dressed as doctors during a Neptune Party aboard the USS Hancock. A man in a suit and top hat stands to the left of the sailor and doctors.
[Stockades]
Photograph of sailors sticking their heads into makeshift stockades aboard the USS Hancock during a Neptune Party. The stockades stand on top of a stage with several sailors standing behind it.
[Scenes of Guam]
Photograph of an unidentified building in Guam. Pallets of wood sit in front of the entrance of the building and a dirt road runs in front of the structure.
[Posed Action Shot]
Photograph of an unidentified sailor looking down and rolling a rope aboard the USS Hancock.
[Man in "Electric Chair"]
Photograph of an unidentified sailor sitting in a makeshift "electric chair" during a Neptune Party aboard the USS Hancock. Another unidentified sailor stands to the side of the chair pretending to use the machine on the man in the chair.
[Officer with Men in Costume]
Photograph of two men in costumes standing near a microphone across from an unidentified officer aboard the USS Hancock during a Neptune Party.
[Man Running Up Plank]
Photograph of an unidentified sailor running up a plank aboard the USS Hancock during a Neptune Party. Six other unidentified sailors surround the plank, and several sailors stand lined up at the top of the Hancock, waiting for the sailor to run the plank.
[Neptune Inspecting the Men]
Photograph of a sailor dressed as Neptune with other officers inspecting two rows of soldiers at a Neptune party aboard the USS Hancock. The sailor wears a fake beard and paper crown and holds a trident in his right hand.
[Bingo the Dog]
Photograph of Bingo the dog standing for a photograph aboard the USS Hancock. The dog faces toward a strong wind.
[Neptune's Court]
Photograph of sailors dressed as Neptune's court aboard the USS Hancock during a Neptune Party. The three sailors on the left wear crowns and long robes. The sailor sat on the right side wears a long cape and bonnet.
[Man Running]
Photograph of a man running through a line of men on either side of him as they hit him with objects during a Neptune Party for new soldiers coming aboard the USS Hancock.
[Photographers Take Group Portrait of Sailors]
Photograph of photographers taking a group portrait of the sailors on U.S.S. Hancock. The sailors is lined up in three rows against a wall while in uniform and two men stand off to the right by an automobile. In front of the crew stand the two photographers in dark pants and short sleeved shirts with a bulky camera on a tripod. To their left in a man standing profile in a light-colored uniform and another on the far-left standing facing the sailors in dark pants and long-sleeved shirt rolled up at the sleeves.
[My "Personal" Barber]
Photograph of a barber cutting the hair of an unidentified sailor aboard the U.S.S. Hancock. The sailor sits on the left in a white hair cutting cape as the barber stands behind him with a hand on the sailor's head. The barber is wearing a short sleeved white shirt with a large pocket on the front.
[Photography Division Pose in Helmets]
Photograph of the Photography Division of the USS Hancock dressed in helmets, face scarves and goggles while posing for a photograph. Four people sit in the front, three of them holding cameras. The person sitting on the far right has a helmet that reads "Daddy". Three more people stand in a row behind them, the one on the left has their eyes closed and wears a helmet that reads "F Photo" and the two on the right hold up a bulky camera together.
[Lieutenant Bishop]
Photograph of Lieutenant Bishop, the commanding officer of the Photography Division sitting at a desk on the U.S.S. Hancock. Lt. Bishop is wearing a light-colored collared uniform rolled up at the sleeves with two pockets on the front and a brimmed hat featuring the U.S. Navy's emblem. On the desk is a small metal paper basket, a bulky desk lamp, a pen stand, a black phone and a single document. The wall above the desk has a poster of a woman on it.
[Sailor with Ship in Background]
Photograph of an unidentified sailor leaning over the railing on the U.S.S. Hancock wearing a white dixie cup hat and aviator sunglasses. There is a large ship on the left in the background.
[Man in Front of Airplane]
Photograph of an unidentified soldier smiling and standing in front of the propellers of an airplane. He is wearing a dark cap, a collared button up and white undershirt.
[Nimitz Family Scrapbook: Page 14 Side 1]
Page from scrapbook kept by the Nimitz family that includes two photographs. The top photograph features the Nimitz's cats, E-2 and E-1, playing in the grass. Behind them is a wooden fence covered in sticks or vines. The bottom photograph features Clarence "Heine" Hinkamp, Elizabeth Freeman, and Chester W. Nimitz standing on snow or frozen ground. Clarence is wearing a knit cap, a suit jacket over a turtle neck sweater, and pants. Elizabeth is wearing a hat, a coat and fur, and a long skirt. Chester is wearing a bowler hat, a coat over a collared shirt and tie, and pants. Photographs are mounted on black scrapbook paper.
[Nimitz Family Scrapbook: Page 7 Side 1]
Page from scrapbook kept by the Nimitz family that includes a photograph of the submarine USS E-1 entering dry dock. USS E-1 is mostly out of the water and there are wooden posts on either side of it. Three men standing on the right-side posts watch E-1 from behind. Photograph is mounted on black scrapbook paper.
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