Aerial photograph of smoke plumes rising from Nielson Field during an aerial bombing, Philippines, circa January 1945.Inscription on verso: "Neilson [Nielson] Field. Manila, P.I. Jan. 1945. One of the major air fields on Luzon in Philippines after…
Hand-tinted photographic portrait of brothers Lewis Paul Bowers and Harold E. Bowers in their military uniforms (U.S. Army Air Forces and U.S. Navy, respectively), circa 1940s.
Inscription on verso: "Lewis Paul Bowers. Army Air Corps. WWII. Harold…
Oblique aerial photograph of buildings along a coastline, likely somewhere in the South Pacific, circa 1944-1945. A location is marked with an arrow and labeled "F/P Base."
Caption: "F/P Base. Island."
Oblique aerial photograph of an island, likely somewhere in the South Pacific, circa 1944-1945. Two locations are labeled "Channel" and "Radar site."
Inscription: "Channel. Island. Radar site."
Panoramic photographic portrait of the 49th Division (Artillery), California National Guard, at Camp Cooke, California, June 1951. Two servicemen are holding a flag that reads "637 C."
Inscription: "C23. Photo by Lennie."
Outline of instruction, "Air Forces Pre-flight School (Bombardier-Navigator), Ellington Field, Texas," produced by the U.S. Army Air Corps, circa 1942. Includes Lewis Paul Bowers' name signed on the front cover and various handwritten notes on the…
Letter to Captain Lewis P. Bowers from Montano C[illegible], July 9, 1945. Sends personal news about his studies at St. Paul College (Philippines), asks about Bowers' health and family, and requests help in purchasing school supplies. Three…