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Film footage taken during a flight from Japan to Shanghai (China), including travel footage in Shanghai, circa 1930s-1940s. The footage begins with aerial views of Mount Fuji taken from an unidentified airliner. The next segment is comprised of…

Film footage taken during flights over Japan and Shemya Island (Alaska), circa 1930s-1940s. The footage begins with aerial views filmed from an unidentified aircraft, showing houses, streets, and a shoreline; presumably these shots are of Kobe and…

Film footage taken in Manila, Philippines, and during a flight to Okinawa (Japan), circa 1930s-1940s. The footage begins with shots of unidentified neighborhoods and street scenes in Manila; some of the shots include children and adults. The footage…

Honorable Discharge certificate issued to Robert L. Simons by the U.S. Army, September 28, 1937. Discharges Simons from the U.S. Army in order to accept a commission with the Air Corps Reserve. Includes enlistment record on verso.

Identification card issued to Robert L. Simons by the U.S. Department of Air Commerce, April 4, 1935.

Iranian ten-rial banknote, circa 1930s-1940s.

Film footage of leisure activities and views of Churchill (Manitoba) and Saturday Cove (Maine), circa 1930s-1940s. The first segment, filmed in and around Churchill, is comprised of aerial and on-the-ground shots of mountains, lakes, tundra, and…

Mechanic's identification card issued to Robert L. Simons by the Aeronautics Branch, U.S. Department of Commerce, July 22, 1932.

Memorandum to Robert L. Simons from the Adjutant General's Office, U.S. War Department, August 14, 1945. Informs Simons about the Army Retiring Board's findings regarding his physical incapacitation. One typed page.

Military identification card issued to Robert L. Simons by the U.S. War Department, October 9, 1944.