[Biên Hòa, Vietnam]: [3d Tactical Fighter Wing, United States Air Force], 1967-1968. 35 loose 8” x 10” B&W photographs, all captioned versos + 8 sheets or packets of military ephemera, [24] pp. total. Generally very good or better: photos a touch wavy; light edge wear to some ephemera... More
N.P. Department of the Army Directorate, United States Dependents Schools, European Area, 1974. 10¼” x 7¾”. Stapled printed thin card wrappers. Pp. [2], 34. Very good: all leaves three-hole punched, possibly as issued, corner crease and light stains to front wrapper. This is a book focused on Jewish American..... More
Schofield Barracks, Hawaii: 1926. 8” x 6”. Single two-hole punched leaf, printed both sides. Good: light staining; tear at lower left corner; bottom hole causing small loss of text. This is a General Court Martial Order issued out of Hawaii's Schofield Barracks in January 1926 which dealt with..... More
Peiping, China: War Area Service Corps of the National MilitaryCouncil, 1946. 2nd Edition stated. 7¼” x 5”. Paper wrappers. Pp. 28 + fold-out 9” x 7” map. Very good minus: wrappers lightly soiled, moderately split at head and lightly at foot of spine; small closed tear to edge of front..... More
N.P. Reproduction Section First Marine Division, 1945. 6” x 4”. Stapled wrappers. Pp. 25. Good minus: lacking rear wrapper, front wrapper heavily worn and soiled. This is a densely packed little guidebook to North China, issued to Marines entering the country around September 1945. The purpose of the..... More
[Philadelphia]: N.P., [circa 1940]. 20 3/8” x 13”. Broadside/small poster. Very good: several small chips and a few tiny tears at edges, lightly toned at extremities. This is a striking poster for the Betsy Ross Air Corps, the first of several paramilitary women's aviation organizations that hoped to support the..... More
Cuba and The Philippines: 1919. 72 loose photographs measuring from 1½” x 2½” to 2½” x 4½” and 24 are captioned on versos. Generally good plus to very good plus. This is a group of photographs which document an unidentified marine's life in Cuba and the Philippines around..... More
Kelly Air Force Base, Texas: Base Photographic Laboratory, [circa 1953]-1955. Six black and white 8” x 10” photographs. Generally very good plus: a bit curled with light edge wear and scattered spotting. This is a group of fantastic photographs showing internal views of the general store at the Kelly..... More
St. Charles and Mexico, Missouri: [circa 1942-1945]. 35 loose B&W photographs, about half measuring 3¼” x 4½”, half 3½” x 5”, 5 are captioned on versos and 1 on recto. Very good or better: photos a touch wavy, some with a bit of corner wear and the occasional small spot..... More
[Washington, D.C.]: [United States Army Recruiting Service], 1951. 7” x 5”, opens to 7” x 20”. Single sheet, printed both sides and folded accordion style to make an 8-panel pamphlet. Pp. [8]. Very good plus: a touch of corner wear; two small dings to rear panel. This is..... More
[Boston]: First Naval District Women's Reserve, 1945. 11” x 8½”. Bifolium, printed all four sides. Pp. 4. Very good: creased at old horizontal fold with additional faint vertical creases; evidence of scrapbook removal to rear edge not affecting any content. This is a rare, illustrated periodical issued monthly..... More
![Item #4709 [Colored Portrait Photograph of Richard D. Russell]. Richard D. Russell](https://langdonmanorbooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/4709.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1638305341)
Santa Fe, New Mexico Territory: N.P., 1865 (but likely printed and colored later). 19 7/8” x 15 ¾”. Hand colored photograph with “Stonewall” written in pencil in large script on verso as well as a pasted-on sheet adhered to verso with handwritten ink inscription, “For Ollie E. Russell/Richard D. Russell/taken..... More
![Item #1505 [Women][World War II][Wacs] A Wac's Uniforms, Notebooks and ALSs. Dorothy C. Schutt](https://langdonmanorbooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/1505.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1533074061)
Fort Des Moines, Iowa and Pasadena California: 1943-1945. 24 autograph letters (approximately 65 pages on sheets measuring around 7½” x 5¼”) , one typescript letter, eight greeting cards and two dinner menus. Two steel spiral stenographer's note books measuring 9” x 6” with 123 pages of handwritten notes. Uniforms include..... More
[Austin, Texas]: Teal Houston: [1920s]. Panoramic photograph measuring 8” x 35½”. Very good: some chipping at edges; surface loss and staining along the far right with minor impacts to the image. This is an extraordinary photograph depicting Black troops and nurses in Austin, taken by an African American..... More
![Item #6092 Magic Welcome to China [Cover title]. United States Army Advisory Group, Gyula /Singer](https://langdonmanorbooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/6092.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1655828881)
[Nanking, China]: Engineer Section, Army Advisory Group, [1947]. 9½” x 6¾”. Illustrated thin card wrappers. Pp. [5], 88, [1]. Good: lacking the map; wrappers heavily soiled and worn with some loss to edges and spine; internally very good with light toning at extremities. This is a heavily illustrated guidebook to..... More