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Wilderness to Warfront : The Adirondacks and World War II
- Banner
- 1987.063.0004
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- 9 x 12 banner: cloth, red, white and blue, 13 starts in each upper corner, "Serving Our Country" with two blue stars; dowel hanger and yellow cord. WW II... View Full Record
- Manuscript
- 2020.005.0002
- World War II ration books
- Five World War II ration stamp books from Hammond, N.Y. and Raquette Lake, N.Y. Includes War Ration Book No. 3 and War Ration Book No. 4., both ca. 1943.... View Full Record
- Print, Photographic
- 1975.188.0124
- Gun and Game Birds on the Hood of a Car
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- broadside
- 12272
- Airaid signals : blue signal -- first audible 2 minutes solid blast on siren all house lights out.
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- Titanium
- 2006.038.0001
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- Glass bottle of titanium from NL Industries, Tahawus, NY. Written in ink on cloth tape around bottle "TITANIUM. / FIRST RUN. 7-11-43". Cork stopper. Found in donor's home, belonged to her uncle Robert McCoy, who worked for NL Industries.... View Full Record
- Print, gelatin silver
- 1987.036.0026
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- Gelatin silver print, black and white. Labeled verso "North Creek-Sanford Lake RR Connection;At Station 1562;Looking ahead by Scales at Plant-;Sta. 1573. Titanium Loading Yard,;Lake Sanford Terminal."... View Full Record
- Periodical
- 2019.020.0814
- Nearby Wartime Vacations in New York State
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- Table, Table Tennis
- 2005.043.0001a-d
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- Table tennis game, called a Bat Bak. Table (a) with folding wooden legs and white lines on top surface to mark boundaries. Backboard (b) folds for transport, and attaches to table with two wooden braces (c and d). Manufactured for use of US troops... View Full Record
- Uniform, Military
- 2011.056.0001
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- WWII US Marine coat made of green wool. Four pockets with flap and button closures on front, four button enclosure down front. Buttons all have Marine seal engraved on them. Upper right breast, green patch with yellow circle with eagle, wings stretch... View Full Record
- Uniform, Military
- 2015.029.0009
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- WWII Navy enlisted man's dress blue uniform of Arthur Savage (two pants and shirt). Tag on shirt (underneath fabric on back) reads: "Manufactured by/Naval Clothing Factory/Name:/Rate:" Shirt has white stripes on the wrist and a button. Right shoulder... View Full Record
- Cap, Service
- 2016.008.0002
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- Service cap. Green and black US Navy service cap. Metal eagle clutching a shield before two crossed anchors displayed on front of cap, above the brim. Card stored in liner of cap reads "Lt. C.A. Petty".... View Full Record
- Uniform, Military
- 1988.021.0001
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- WWII Navy blue wool jumper with slit pocket in upper left and zipper on left side seam.
Left arm patch: eagle with outspread wings over a 3-blade boat propeller (machinist) above 1 red chevron (3rd class)
Seabees patch: cartoon of bee holding a ma... View Full Record
- Tent
- 2009.071.0001a-k
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- U.S. Military two-man mountain tent with reversible camouflage (olive drab green side for summer, white side for winter) with stakes and poles, and bag for carrying. Represents cutting-edge technology: ventilated, waterproof, windproof, extra panel... View Full Record
- Uniform, Military
- 2013.030.0012
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- Jacket, WWII US Army military coat, green wool. Four metal buttons with USA seal down front, four smaller buttons closing front pockets. Two striped pins above left lapel. Down the left arm: "AA" patch with blue circle then, three stripes then, one p... View Full Record
- Print, Photographic
- 2011.023.0028
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- Portrait of Lietenant Roland Brown, a bombardier/navigator in the United States Army Air Forces.... View Full Record
- Jacket
- 2011.023.0001
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- WWII Leather bomber jacket owned by Roland Merritt Brown, Sr., when he was A Tuskegee Airman United States Air Force. Leather jacket with collar. Zip at front, pockets at either side, breast pocket on left side. Knit cuffs at wrists, knit waist band... View Full Record
- Rule, Slide
- 2011.023.0012a-b
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- Type E-6B flight computer issued by the U.S. Army Air Forces, used for altitude and navigation computations, or "dead reckoning". Consists of metal rotating piece (a) and white plastic board with green grid and corresponding numbers (b).... View Full Record
- Medal, Commemorative
- 2010.052.0001
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- Gold colored "Tuskegee Airmen" military medal awarded to Roland Merritt Brown, Sr. Two-sided medal with the silloette of three African-American men, with an eagle below, on front with "Tuskegee Airmen" above their heads and "1941" and "1949" on eith... View Full Record
- Photograph, Black-and-White
- 2020.001.0001
- GI's Have Fun Between Assignments
- Black and white photo of people being served tea.
Text on back:
"Hold for Release: Papers of Mon., Jan. 22 /
GI's have fun between assignments / Lake Placid, N. Y. -- In the heart of some of the most beautiful country that New York State has... View Full Record