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- His foot's in an "Oregon boot!" now, circa 1944
- An original political cartoon drawing created by Jack Knox, cartoonist with the Memphis Commercial Appeal from the early 1930s to circa 1944. This anti-Nazi cartoon depicts the cloud of "D-Day" in the background, while a fearful Hitler has a heavy...
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- Sky line view of Nashville, Tenn., 1944
- A postcard of the Nashville city skyline showing the business district in 1944. Residential homes are pictured in the foreground. Forms part of the Norton Postcard Collection. 1 postcard : col. ; 3.5 x 5.5 in.
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- Photograph of street scene in Dreiborn, Germany, 1944
- Street scene in Dreiborn, Germany, 1944. Shows battle-scarred buildings, muddy street, many communications wires, and an American jeep and an MP at an intersection. A church steeple, shrouded in mist, was occupied by a German sniper who killed an...
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- Tyndall Field military pass, 1944 August 24
- This is a pass for Edward E. O'Connor, Jr., who served in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. The card was issued at the gunnery school at Tyndall Field in Panama City, Florida, on August 24, 1944. The front of the card...
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- Two pilots about to leave on a mission, 1944
- A photograph of two pilots, Richard "Bulgey" Dotterer (left) and Clarence E. Louden, during World War II. This photograph was later used in a tape for national broadcast that set out to show the everyday life of men serving in the war. Dotterer...
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- National Service Life Insurance for soldiers, between 1940 and 1944
- A pamphlet advertising life insurance for soldiers during World War II. The cover graphic portrays a fatherless family standing with Uncle Sam juxtaposed against a mass gathering of soldiers in the background. The inside pages use persuasive...
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- City Road Methodist Church Contact newsletter, 1944 June
- A monthly newsletter called Contact, created by the Hayes Young Adult Sunday School class at City Road Methodist Church (now City Road Chapel United Methodist Church) located at 601 Gallatin Road South in Madison, Tennessee. The purpose of this...
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- Photograph taken on airstrip in Belgium, 1944
- Photograph of a snow scene at a German airstrip near Gosselies, Belgium, that had been taken over by Americans during the Second World War. American GI's lived in the tent on the right with only a heater stove to keep warm. The camouflage nets...
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- Greetings from Nashville, Tennessee, 1944
- A souvenir postcard sending greetings from Nashville, Tennessee. Several attractions are depicted inside the block letters of Nashville. From left to right they are: Sam Davis Monument, War Memorial Building, Memorial Square, the Hermitage,...
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- Greetings from Nashville, Tennessee, 1944
- A souvenir postcard sending greetings from Nashville, Tennessee. Several attractions are depicted inside the block letters of Nashville. From left to right they are: Sam Davis Monument, War Memorial Building, Memorial Square, the Hermitage,...
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- Fort Negley reproduced in Nashville on original site, Nashville, Tennessee, 1944
- A postcard of a reproduction of Fort Negley on its original site approximately two miles south of downtown Nashville, Tennessee. Built during the Civil War after Union troops gained occupation of Nashville in 1862, Fort Negley was constructed...
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- Telegram to Loraine O'Connor, 1944 April 23
- Edward E. O'Connor Jr. was born on Jan. 14, 1915 in Nashville to Edward Earl O'Connor and his wife, Kate. He attended Jere Baxter and Isaac Litton schools in Nashville, and married Loraine Erwin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Martin P. Erwin of Santa...
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- Whip Behind!, between 1937 and 1944
- An original political cartoon drawing created by Jack Knox, the Nashville Banner editorial cartoonist from the mid-1940s to early 1970s. This particular cartoon was probably created during his eleven-year career with the Memphis Commercial...
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- Letter to mother from Jessie Wallace, 1945 January 07
- A two-page typewritten letter by Jessie Wallace to her mother, Mrs. C.M. (Lorine) Wallace of Ames, Iowa. Jessie grew up in Oklahoma and her family moved to Iowa during the Depression. During World War II, Jessie Wallace (later McNutt) served in...
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- Photograph of World War II airmen before Normandy invasion, 1944 June
- Photograph of a group of Joe Thompson's buddies, relaxing on base before they were sent further down the coast of England in preparation for what turned out to be the battle of Normandy. Forms part of the Veterans History Project collection. 1...
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- Fisk University Race Relations Conference, circa 1945
- A photograph of conference participants posed together at the Race Relations Conference at Talley Hall, Fisk University. Fisk began hosting the annual Race Relations Institute in 1944. Organized by Dr. Charles S. Johnson, head of Fisk's sociology...
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- Cover of Edward E. O'Connor's "Service Album, U.S. Army Air Forces," 1943
- Cover of photograph album compiled by Loraine O'Connor while her husband, Edward, was serving in the Army Air Forces during World War II. Edward E. O'Connor Jr. was born on Jan. 14, 1915 in Nashville to Edward Earl O'Connor and his wife, Kate. He...
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- To a swell fellow in the service!, circa 1943
- Greeting card from Susie Agee, Edward O'Connor's sister, sent to him sometime during World War II. She writes a personal note to "Bud" on the back of the card, telling Edward that her husband, Malcolm, "really did enjoy reading about all those...
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- Greetings from On Maneuvers in Tennessee, circa 1942
- Front of a black and white postcard, circa 1942, depicting WWII military maneuvers in Tennessee, from official photographs of the U. S. Army and Marine Corps. Between September 1942 and March 1944 nearly one million soldiers trained in the...
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