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Fighter ace Rex T. Barber is interviewed by historian Bruce T. Porter about his military service with the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. Barber describes his wartime experiences as a fighter pilot and his time with the 449th…

Select pages from "The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine," Volume 32, Number 5, September 1886. Contains two illustrated articles about ballooning in New England: "Amateur ballooning" by Alfred E. Moore and "Balloon experiences of a timid…

Aerial photograph of clouds near Springfield, Massachusetts, taken from a balloon by photographer John G. Doughty, September 1885.

Three photographs laminated to front of hand-carved wood panel, with letter to William P. Lear from Alfred R. Gray laminated to the back of the panel, January 21, 1974. The letter discusses the Gray family's 1920 move from Boston, Massachusetts to…

Photograph of U.S. Navy servicemen playing Chinese checkers, Naval Air Station Squantum, Massachusetts, circa 1930s. Inscription on verso: "Squantum / 1930's."

Photograph of U.S. Navy servicemen at Naval Air Station Squantum, Massachusetts, circa 1930s. One of the men is reading "Commence Shooting," a manual on war photography.Inscription on verso: "Squantum / 1930's."

Photograph of the sign for Anthony's Cummaquid Inn, Yarmouth Port, Massachusetts, circa 1950s-1960s.

Photograph of USS Essex's bell (CV-9) on display at Anthony's Cummaquid Inn, Yarmouth Port, Massachusetts, circa 1950s-1960s. Engraved on bell: "USS Essex / 1942."

Photograph of USS Essex's bell (CV-9) on display at Anthony's Cummaquid Inn, Yarmouth Port, Massachusetts, circa 1950s-1960s. Engraved on bell: "USS Essex / 1942."

Photograph of USS Essex's bell (CV-9) on display at Anthony's Cummaquid Inn, Yarmouth Port, Massachusetts, circa 1950s-1960s. Engraved on bell: "USS Essex / 1942."