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PRookeFC-J17020053.jpg
Four photographs from an album.
#1 and 2 are of a very large house, captioned '1025 W55th Mama Jenks home. Kansas City'.
#3 is an airman, captioned 'Sgt M Richardson PTI'.
#4 is a warehouse fire with firemen using a long ladder to pour water into…

PRookeFC-J17020036.jpg
Four items from a scrapbook.
#1 is an invitation to the Presentation of Wings
#2 is the Kansas City Power and Light Building
#3 is an invitation to the Wings Dinner, after the Presentation.
#4 is a newspaper cutting about a dance . Dick Rooke…

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PRookeFC-J17020034.jpg
Three photographs from an album.
#1 is the Kansas City Power and Light Building. 'Perrine' sign is visible.
#2 is an airman climbing a windsock pole.
#3 is a head and shoulders portrait of an airman.

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PRookeFC-J17020028.jpg
Four photographs from an album.
#1 is a storage building in Oklahoma City on fire with firemen endeavouring to put it out.
#2 is a skyscraper belonging to the Kansas City Power and Light company.
#3 is the Jenkins family with a note stating '?…

PRookeFC-J17020026.jpg
Four photographs from an album.
#1 is an aerial view of Fairfax airfield, Kansas City
#2 is an aerial view of lakes.
#3 is two airmen in swimming shorts and two women in swimming costumes.
#4 is eight airmen in swimming trunks posing at the edge…

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A food and drinks menu for a drive-in food outlet.

BRookeRRookeRv1.pdf
Autobiography of his early years, mainly training in the USA. Also included is an extract from Eleanor Roosevelt's diary, dated September 24, 1942. This includes a thank you letter from RAF trainees who were treated to American hospitality by Mama…

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BShakespeareHEShakespeareHEv1.pdf
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…

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MLovattP1821369-190903-75.pdf
A detailed analysis of very early aircraft and their flying characteristics.

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PQuineJW16020119.jpg
Top left - view down a bank covered with bare trees to a river below. Captioned 'Mississippi through the trees'.
Top right - two men wearing RAF tunic standing either side of a sailor. Captioned 'You, Me and Us two'.
Bottom left - on the left…

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PQuineJW16020117.jpg
Distant view of a river running left to right with trees in bare front and square water treatment pools between. Captioned 'The Mississippi near the chain of rocks bridge'. A scan of the photograph is included.

PQuineJW16020112.jpg
Top left - in the foreground a star in flowers surrounded by masses of flora. captioned 'Inside the Jewel Box'.
Top right - In the centre a man wearing tunic and with hands clasped in front stands amid masses of flora with wooden roof on left.…

PQuineJW16020110.jpg
Distant shot of a large display greenhouse surrounded by parkland. Captioned 'The Jewel Box, St Louis'. Includes scan of photograph.

PQuineJW16020082.jpg
Top right - oblique aerial photograph over wing of open countryside at low level. Captioned 'Low flying'.
Middle left - oblique aerial photograph over wing of farmland. Captioned '1000' over Mindenmines'.
Bottom right - oblique aerial photograph…

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PPearceAT16030035.jpg
Top left - Arthur Pearce in the rear turret of a Lancaster.

Bottom right - Arthur Pearce leaning out of the rear door of a Lancaster rear turret which is rotated fully to port.

Bottom left - newspaper cutting title 'Southwark "Pathfinder" on…

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SMathersRW55201v10021.jpg
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…

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SMathersRW55201v10020.jpg
A montage celebrating 35 Squadron's visit to Scott Field in July 1946. Included are crossed flags, a 35 Squadron badge, a sketch of a Lancaster and a sketch map of a location for a dance.

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SMathersRW55201v10009.jpg
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.'

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