Colonel Louis Johnson Prepares to Travel to India, Washington, D. C.
Date:
ca. 1942
Description:
Text on the back reads, "When Assistant Secretary of War, Col. Louis Johnson was famous as hard worker, hard driver. During preparations for important mission to aid India in fighting off Japanese, the telephone in his Washington apartment was seldom silent." Johnson served as the President's personal representative in India in 1942.
Gaping Wound on U.S.S. West Virginia, Pearl Harbor Naval Base, Hawaii
Date:
ca. 1942
Description:
Crew members during a salvage and repair operation work port side of the battered battleship. The U.S.S. West Virginia was hit by seven torpedoes and two bombs during the December 7th attack.
Severely Damaged U.S.S. West Virginia After December 7th Attack on Pearl Harbor, Hi.
Date:
ca. 1942
Description:
Men inspect the damage after the infamous Japanese attack. The "Wee Vee" as the ship was affectionately referred to, was raised from the bottom of Pearl Harbor where she was moored during the attack and towed to dry dock for repairs.
Adkins Family and Associates, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1942
Description:
Mrs. Maude Wiseman Adkins in center with Depsey Adkins to the right and Gladys Richmond Adkins to the left. Dalena Boone is left of Badie Bracken Adkins, who is the girl in the front, and left of her is Joyce Delano. Nile Boone is the boy sitting in the front.
Group Posing In Front of Ritz Theatre, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1942
Description:
Pictured from left to right in the front is Earnett Cobb, Betty Jane Arrington Angell, and Lloyd Seldomridge. The two gentleman in the back are Homer Thrall, left, and Raymond W. Argabright. On the awning, above the group, reads, "The Gang's All Here".
Greenbrier Hotel and Grounds; White Sulphur Springs, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1942
Description:
2,000 feet elevation. Hand painted scene covering the grand hotel and its estate. See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)