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[Scenes in China, circa 1930s] (Item)
[Scenes in China, circa 1930s]
Film footage of scenes in China, circa 1930s. The footage is comprised of short clips filmed during pilot Julius A. Barr's time in China. Specific locations in the footage are unidentified. Scenes include city streets, cargo being unloaded from Barr's Boeing 247D aircraft, people using a pedal-powered water pump, children playing outside, and people congregating outside a gate. The footage is in…
[Aviation activities, aerial views, and other scenes in China, circa 1930s] (Item)
[Aviation activities, aerial views, and other scenes in China, circa 1930s]
Film footage of aviation activities, aerial views, and other scenes in China, circa 1930s. The footage is comprised of short clips filmed during pilot Julius A. Barr's time in China. Scenes include Chinese soldiers marching, Barr's Boeing 247D aircraft on the ground and in flight, a wounded man disembarking from the 247D, cargo being unloaded from the 247D, a Junkers Ju 52/3m aircraft taking off,…
[Scenes in and around Guling, China, circa 1930s] (Item)
[Scenes in and around Guling, China, circa 1930s]
Film footage of scenes in and around Guling, China, circa 1930s. The footage is comprised of short clips filmed during pilot Julius A. Barr's time in China. Scenes include a sign reading "No washing on the road permitted," panning shots of buildings and surrounding hills, and people with Barr's Boeing 247D aircraft. An unidentified man wearing glasses appears in several scenes The footage is in…
[Travel in Taiwan, South Korea, and Japan, circa 1950s] (Item)
[Travel in Taiwan, South Korea, and Japan, circa 1950s]
Film footage of travel in Taiwan, South Korea, and Japan, likely filmed by James C. Stewart and his friends and family, circa 1950s. The footage is comprised of short clips of street scenes, shrines and temples, harbors, military camps, and other landscapes. Signs and landmarks identify some of the locations as Pyeongtaek (South Korea), Taipei (Taiwan), Okinawa (Japan), and Tokyo (Japan). Also…
[Mediterranean cruise of the USS Dayton (CL-105), circa 1947] (Item)
[Mediterranean cruise of the USS Dayton (CL-105), circa 1947]
Film footage of a Mediterranean cruise of the USS Dayton (CL-105), circa 1947. The footage predominantly focuses on flight operations related to Curtiss SC-1 Seahawk seaplanes, showing the aircraft on deck, being launched via catapult, in flight, taxiing on water, and being recovered from the water via crane. Pilots and other military personnel are shown in several scenes. Also included are brief…
[Aircraft carrier scenes, Pensacola, Florida, circa 1962-1963] (Item)
[Aircraft carrier scenes, Pensacola, Florida, circa 1962-1963]
Film footage of aircraft carrier scenes, Pensacola, Florida, circa 1962-1963. The footage contains short scenes taken onboard an unidentified aircraft carrier, showing U.S. Navy personnel, civilians, and aircraft. Aircraft featured in the footage include: 00:00:08 - Helicopter of Helicopter Training Squadron 8 (HT-8, tail number 1571, tail code 2E, fuselage number 73)00:01:08 - Grumman S-2…
The military career of Lee R. Embree from May, 1941 to January 1, 1942 (Item)
The military career of Lee R. Embree from May, 1941 to January 1, 1942
Manuscript by Lee R. Embree, undated. Describes Embree's career as a U.S. Army Air Corps photographer during the period of May 1941 to January 1, 1942, including his experiences before, during, and after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on December 7, 1941. 16 typed pages.
A Navy/Marine 'Combat' Dentist in Vietnam (Item)
A Navy/Marine 'Combat' Dentist in Vietnam
Typed memoir by Fred Quarnstrom, DDS, formerly a lieutenant with the U.S. Navy Reserve, circa 2018-2019. Describes Quarnstrom's service as a combat dentist in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. 75 typed pages with printed photographs.