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  • Collection: Rooke, Francis Charles, Dick, and J

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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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Four photographs from an album.
#1 is a head and shoulders portrait of a women. An attached note states 'Werwaguk Indian. Our pet waitress'.
#2 s Miami, Oklahoma, looking North across the Neosho River showing the railway junction area.
#3 is an…

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Eight photographs from an album.
#1 and 6 are the same except 6 is enlarged. A man and a woman, the woman is raising water from a well. It is captioned 'The well. Thirsty work.'
#2 and 7 are the same except 7 is enlarged. A man with a notepad in…

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Two photographs from an album.
#1 is two men ready for fishing
#2 is a man fishing but turned towards the camera. Topless but wearing a brimmed hat.

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Six photographs from an album.
#1 and 3 are the same. 1 is an enlargement. A man spreading his arms to indicate the size of a fish, captioned 'You should have seen the the one that got away'.
#2 and 4 are the same, 4 is an enlargement. Again the…

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Six photographs from an album.
#1 and 2 are the same. 1 is an enlargement. Two men are examining their catch. It is captioned 'Two beauties A bass and a Croffey'.
#3 and 4 are the same. 4 is an enlargement. One man is fishing at the edge of the…

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Three photographs from an album.
#1 is two topless men with hats.
#2 is two fish that have been caught.
#3 is a man baiting his hook.

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Four photographs from an album.
#1 and 2 are the same. 1 is an enlargement. A man is posing with his hands on his hips and one foot on a tree stump. It is captioned 'What's that I see'.
#3 is a distant boat on the lake, captioned 'or a speedboat…

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Six photographs from an album. The page is captioned 'More Bites Jack is on Form'.
#1 is a man holding a fish he has caught.
#2 and 6 are the same. 2 is an enlargement. A man holding a fish he has caught.
#3 is a man holding a fish.
#4 and 5 are…

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Six photographs from an album.
All feature a man sitting on a rock with a sketch pad.
#1 and 5, #2 and 6, #3 and 4 are the same. One being an enlargement.

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Six photographs from an album.
Different views of a fisherman with a fish, captioned 'A Bite 3 pictures of a Fish'.
#1, 2 and 4 are enlargements of 3, 5 and 6.
#3 is tucked into #4.

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Six photographs from an album.
They are captioned 'Luck yet Wrong side of the Lake for fish'.
#1 and 4 are two men fishing.
#2 and 6 is one man fishing.
#3 and 5 is one man fishing.
#1, 2 and 3 are enlargements.

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Six photographs from an album, captioned 'Preparations slinging our hooks'.
#1 and 5 are a man fishing.
#2 and 4 are two men fishing.
#3 and 6 is one man fishing.
1, 2 and 3 are enlargements.

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Five photographs from an album, captioned 'A fishing line at Grand Lake. The Cast'.
#1 and 5 are two men, captioned 'The Two Jacks'.
#2 and 4 are the same, captioned 'Jack and I'.
#1 and 2 are enlargements.
#3 is a man baiting a hook, captioned…

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Jack baiting a hook. On the reverse 'Baiting'.

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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…

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Three photographs from an album.
#1 is downtown Chicago with Mather Tower.
#2 is the Wrigley building and Chicago River.
#3 is a trackside view as the train rounded a bend. On the right are some huts, captioned 'French Canadian village en route to…

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Two photographs from an album, titled New York, Feb 2nd 1944.
#1 is the Manhattan skyline taken from across the Hudson River.
#2 is the Statue of Liberty from the the deck of HMT Andes.

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The three airmen are standing outside a brick building. On the reverse '3 Hensham Boys, Abu Sueir, 46. Ginger - Moggie Self Canal Zone RAF Ismalia'.

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Dick's membership card for the Abu-Sueir sporting club.

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A head and shoulders portrait of a flight engineer with a second man behind with a cat on his shoulder. On the reverse 'Robbo '46 Mog in background'.

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Two photographs of Robbo. 
#1 Robbo in front of long tin roofed building. On the reverse 'My "Oppo" Robbo '46 Played football & cricket for the Wanderers (RAF Egypt team)'. 
#2 Robbo holding a cat. Behind is a long tin roofed shed. On the reverse…

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A half length portrait of Sergeant Darren. On the reverse 'Darren (the body) A/G '46'.

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Fuller shrugging his shoulders.
On the reverse 'Fuller (the funny) Nav '46'.

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Two airmen standing outside,
On the reverse 'James & Pip (Bomber) AG W/Op '46'.
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