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1. 1943 Day Pass - 1940s

   For Cpl. Julius Parker #39282578 in August of 1943 to visit Winchester, Hampshire. Signed by 2nd Lt. O. R. Simmons.

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2. 29th SS Co band at Fort Lewis, WA - 1940s

   Newspaper photo showing 29th SS Co band.

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3. 29th SS Co. newsletter "Murmur" with other folded documents - 1940s

   Since before WWII, Fort Huachuca in AZ predominantly housed African American soldiers. Commanding Lt. B. P. Powell.

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4. Adams, H.C. - 1915

   Monrovia G.A.R. Post Member. Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) was a fraternal organization for veterans of the Civil War .

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5. Addresses in England - 1945

   Addresses of women, Christmas party photo at Bamber Bridge, England including B. Webb, Jonah Porter, and Lt O. Sommons feeding children. Picture opf a group of children in Monville, France, Nov. 1945.

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6. Ad from Preston Herald - 1943

   Royal Hippodrome program of 5 Dec 1943. The Royal Hippodrome was located in Friargate in Preston, Lancashire, England.

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7. Admiral and Local Man Meet - 1945

   Admiral Raymond Spruance, left, commander of the US Navy's Fifth Fleet in WWII, poses for a photo with Specialist First Class Dick Klenhard of Monrovia for the Navy's Public Information Office. Spruance's wife and daughter lived in Monrovia during the war years and the admiral visited the city several times, accepting honorary memberships in both the Monrovia Rotary and Kiwanis CLubs.

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8. Admiral Raymond Spruance, USN - 1941

   Admiral Raymond Spruance, commander of the US Navy's 5th Fleet and the "Hero of Midway" was a regular visitor to Monrovia during WWII. His wife and daughter lived in the community during those years.

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9. American History Negro Week brochure cover - 1940s

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10. Am-made F money vs. French francs - 1940s

    Smaller size because of paper shortage?

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11. ARC Club - 1940s

    "This week at your ARC Club" (American Red Cross). Jan. 23.-Jan. 27 in Rouen, France.

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12. Article on "Negro" WACS - 1940s

    With 2 folded documents.

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13. A Visit From The Champ - 1945

    Lt. David Wicks of 918 Crescent Drive, Monrovia, a P-38 pilot in the South Pacific during WWII and hospitalized with malaria, is visited in a service hospital by Coast Guard Commander Jack Dempsey, former heavyweight boxing champion.

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14. Back cover - 1940s

    Several pages of "Buddies" address and a 7-page 17th SS Co bulletin (faded).

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15. Back of Bulletin cover - 1940s

    Featuring, Capt. S. Randolph Edmonds (1900-1983), an African Am playwright who authored 49 plays and headed 3 drama departments.

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16. Back of Dance invite - 1940s

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17. Back of JPWW56a - 1940s

    Local Board 191, Monrovia.

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18. Back of JPWW62A - 1940s

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19. Back of letter from Calvin "Calo" Scott - 1940s

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20. Back of Programme - 1940s

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