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Wrigley Buildings and La Salle Street
Two views of Chicago
Window gazing and parade
Top left - Four men and a woman looking in a shop window. Men are wearing tunics and side caps. One is talking to woman, one is looking at camera. Captioned - 'Window shopping in Chicago'.
Bottom right - Column of men in military uniform marching .…
Bottom right - Column of men in military uniform marching .…
WGN Studios and Union Stock Yards, Chicago
Two views of Chicago. Alan has written a short message to his parents.
Union Station and Palmolive Building
Two views of Chicago
Two pilots
Half-length image of two sergeants wearing tunics with pilot's brevet standing inside a glassed in room. On the reverse 'Board of [...] Building Chicago'.
Three sergeants and a woman
Three RSF sergeants wearing tunics with pilot's brevet sitting at a table with a civilian woman. Glasses and an ashtray and matches on the table.
Three sergeants
Three RAF sergeants wearing tunics with pilot's brevet sitting at a table with beer glasses and an ashtray on it.
The war - training
Writes that he joined newly formed Air Training Corps at end of 1941 and describes training and sports. He was called up into army 3 July 1942 and describes training in basic infantry and as a driver. After exam, was offered course at technical…
The RAF at Scott Field
Item 1 is a newspaper cutting of two officers. Sir Guy Garrod congratulates Captain R W Hilgard on receiving a Distinguished Flying Cross.
Item 2 is a newspaper cutting about 5000 spectators viewing the Royal Air Force at Scott Field, St…
Item 2 is a newspaper cutting about 5000 spectators viewing the Royal Air Force at Scott Field, St…
The Chicago Stadium and Chicago history
One coloured view of Chicago and part of a brief history of Chicago.
The Chicago Stadium
A view of Chicago
The Brown Derby
Advertisement with two hats and text 'Monroe at Wabash, Chicago, Ill'.
Scott Field
Air to ground view of Scott Field with runways left to right and running middle right to top. Buildings bottom left and left side.
Scott Field
Air-to-ground view of Scott Field, Illinois, with several runways and buildings in the foreground.
Scott Field
Air to ground view of Scott Field surrounded by open countryside.
Ronald Mathers pilots flying log book. Two
Pilots flying log book for Ronald Mathers covering the period from 1 October 1944 to 24 February 1948. Detailing his flying training, instructor duties and duties with 35 squadron. He was stationed at RAF Swinderby, RAF Finningley, RAF Hullavington,…
Postcard - YMCA hotel
Colour postcard showing drawing of roof garden of YMCA hotel in Chica.go. Handwritten note on reverse
People and Chicago
Top left - A woman wearing fur coat standing on path by a car. In the background houses. Captioned 'Jean'.
Top right - Two women wearing fur coats sitting on a bench with a child on lap of lady on the left. In the background bare trees. Captioned…
Top right - Two women wearing fur coats sitting on a bench with a child on lap of lady on the left. In the background bare trees. Captioned…
Operation Goodwill
A map of North America with a route plotted on it. Airfields visited are listed from Gravely and back. It is captioned '"Operation Goodwill" 8th July to 29th Aug 1946.'
Note
Note 'we had this couple taken "down town" Chicago'.
New Post Office and Outer Drive Link bridge
Two views of Chicago
My trip from San Francisco to New York, on route to United Kingdom with RAAF 1943
Harry Shakespeare's travelogue covering a train trip from San Francisco to New York via Sacramento Kansas City, Des Moines, Chicago, Cleveland. Harry notes that facilities and infrastructure as superior to that of anything in Australia. He praises…
Michigan Boulevard, Michigan Avenue and City Hall and County Building
Three views of Chicago
Michigan Boulevard and Avenue
Two views of Chicago on the back of an envelope.
Merchandise Mart and Public Library
Two views of Chicago