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Air Intelligence Training Bulletin, Volume 15, Issue 8, November-December 1963

Description: Monthly publication of the Continental Air Command containing articles of interest to intelligence officers in the Air Force Reserve. This issue includes articles on Bolivia, Nikita Khrushchev, Mao Zedong, Soviet military aircraft, and Soviet military insignia. An index to all of the articles published during 1963 can be found on page 56.
Date: November 1963
Creator: Murray, James D.
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

America.

Description: This map shows most of the Western Hemisphere, including North and Central America, South America, and the surrounding oceans and islands. Countries are outlined using various colors. Cities, bodies of water, and geographic features are marked (with relief shown by hachures).
Date: unknown
Creator: Dower, John, fl. 1838-1846?
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

America.

Description: This map shows most of the Western Hemisphere, including North and Central America, South America, and the surrounding oceans and islands. Countries are outlined using various colors. Cities, bodies of water, and geographic features are marked (with relief shown by hachures). Scale [ca. 1:42,240,000].
Date: unknown
Creator: Dower, John, fl. 1838-1846?
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

[Bolivian people wearing hats and sitting on the ground]

Description: Postcard of Bolivian people wearing rounded hats and sitting on the road. Many of the people are women wearing loose, draped clothing and have round items and woven baskets in front of them. One of the women is holding a baby, and other people on the road the women are sitting on are passing by them; three people sit across from them.
Date: [1935..1943]
Creator: Oppenheim, Victor
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[A city in Bolivia at night]

Description: Postcard of a city in front of a mountain at night in Bolivia. The street lights are lit and not many cars and people are on the roads and streets. The windows in buildings that have the light on are visible in the night sky, and due to the street lights, the trees in the city are visible.
Date: [1935..1943]
Creator: Oppenheim, Victor
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[A city on a mountain]

Description: Postcard of a city in front of a mountain with the buildings spreading as they get closer to the mountain. The city is shown on an aerial view, and the buildings are wide and short, with lush trees around the buildings and scattered throughout the city. On the top right corner of the postcard, 'La Paz' is written in cursive.
Date: [1935..1943]
Creator: Oppenheim, Victor
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[A city on a mountain viewed between the trees]

Description: Postcard of a city on a mountain viewed between two trees that act as a curtain. The buildings are wide are in close proximity to each other, but are intricately constructed. Behind the city, stands a mountain that is slightly covered by the clouds with the top dusted with snow. The bottom of the postcard states 'El Illimani-LaPaz, Bolivia.'
Date: [1935..1943]
Creator: Oppenheim, Victor
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Clipping: Hispanidad v. Pan America]

Description: Newspaper clipping describing the recent Hispanidad or pro-Fascist doctrine in South America. Key political actors are mentioned including, the Argentinian Foreign Minister, the Argentinian Dictator, and a Spanish press attachƩ. On the back page of the article, is a brief passage about the creation of the amber bomb indicator light created by the General Electric company.
Date: April 26, 1943
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

Command Study 13, Chapter 5. Military Civic Action

Description: This booklet is the fifth chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel about counterinsurgency. This chapter discusses "civic action as a weapon against Communist-inspired subversion" (p. 2). It includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: December 1964
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Current Study 11, Chapter 5. Communist Activities in Latin America

Description: This booklet is the fifth chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel about the Cold War's impact on world affairs. This chapter "is intended to show how the Communists have attempted to subvert the Latin American nations as a step toward the avowed Communist goal of world domination, and to show how the United States and other American Republics are meeting the perilous Communist threat" (p. 1). This booklet includes background information, analysis, review questionsā€¦ more
Date: April 1964
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Daytime in a city in Bolivia]

Description: Postcard of a busy city with many cars and people walking on the streets. The traffic is a bit busy, with a long row of cars, and the people are mostly walking in groups. The buildings are wide and rows of trees run vertically throughout the roads and streets. The bottom of the postcard states 'Ovanida 16 dau...-LaPaz.'
Date: [1935..1943]
Creator: Oppenheim, Victor
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Gaucho hat

Description: Hat of brown felt in gaucho, cowboy style. Crown is approximately 13cm high, basically flat and concave on top. Brim is wide and slightly rounded. Hatband of brown grosgrain. Headband of brown vinyl; lined in silver satin. Stamp on vinyl hatband: "Industria/ Nacional" and "Extra Fino" Lining stamp on interior crown: "Borlino / Jose Senneca / Manufacturado / en Bolivia"
Date: 1975/1999
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

[A herd of alpacas walking through a city]

Description: Postcard of a large herd of alpacas walking through a city. The alpacas are walking on a dirt road, passing through buildings and a group of brown alpacas leads the herd. People are at a distance from the herd along with trees, other buildings, and the mountain.
Date: [1935..1943]
Creator: Oppenheim, Victor
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Maps of Chili, Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Uruguay]

Description: Map shows mid-nineteenth century geography, provinces, cities, and ports in Chili, Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Insets: "Island of Juan Fernandez," "Harbor of Bahia," and "Harbor of Rio Janeiro." Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Scale [ca. 1:21,000,000], [ca. 1:11,500,000], and [ca. 1:760,000].
Date: 1860
Creator: Mitchell, S. Augustus, Jr. (Samuel Augustus)
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

[Message from JoaquĆ­n Vidal de Larca]

Description: Message from JoaquĆ­n Vidal de Larca with descriptions of two men wanted for embezzlement of funds from Cochabamba. This message is signed by Spanish officials in local towns and villas acknowledging their having received and passed it on to the next town.
Date: 1809-07~
Partner: St. Mary's University Louis J. Blume Library
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