United States. Navy

Scope and Contents The collection documents the six-year career of Edward F. Morley, was a sailor in the U.S. Navy serving in the Pacific from 1935 to 1941. It consists of one photograph album and one scrapbook. The album contains 279 photographs, including ships at Pearl Harbor, and other stops in Long Beach, Norfolk Air Station, Panama, Parris Island, San Diego, Washington, Haiti, and Guantanamo, as well as images of friends and family at home. Many of the photographs depict shipboard life,...

Scope and Contents Album with Over 200 gelatin silver photographs of Panama (Colon, Cativa, Panama City, San Blas, Portobello), Puerto Rico (San Juan), and Cuba (Guantanamo) taken by a U.S. Navy Serviceman from the Aerial Squadron 51 during his time in the Caribbean, dating from 1939 to 1940. Focusing on Colon (Panama) and showing local night clubs (Silver Spray Casino and Atlantic Night Club), bars (Bilgray’s Tropical and Chinese Bars), theaters (“Native Theatre”), stores (Japanese and “Hon Chong” Chinese...

Scope and Contents 25 U.S. military newspapers and newsletters printed during World War I and World War II. Including:“The Bombshell, Vol I. No. 3.” October 5th 1918. “Published Weekly by the Officers and Men of the 304th Ammunition Train, American Expeditionary Forces, France”“Far Seas; Published by The US Naval Detachment in Turkish Waters.” Constantinople, 21st May, 1921.“T.N.T." [Trinidad News Tips]; Headquarters Trinidad Sector, Port of Spain, Trinidad, B.W.I. [British...