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[Aerial Photograph of San Francisco Covered by Fog]

Aerial photograph of the city of San Francisco, California partly covered by fog. There are a number of ships traveling through the water by the docks and ports along the coast.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: George Everill Pierce Family Photographs

[Aerial Photograph of Yosemite National Park]

Aerial photograph of the scenery at Yosemite National Park in California. The scenery includes thick forests and tall mountains and cliffs creating multiple valleys.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: George Everill Pierce Family Photographs

[The Commander-in-Chief Presenting Awards]

Photograph of the Commander-in-Chief presenting award belts to the All-Navy Champions at Balboa Stadium in San Diego, California. The officers are wearing their white naval uniforms, and the athletes behind them are either not wearing a shirt or are wearing dirty sweatshirts.

Date: February 9, 1929

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Texas Parks & Wildlife Department

[Hiking up Mount Tamalpais, California]

Photograph of two women hiking up Mount Tamalpais in Marin County, California.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: George Everill Pierce Family Photographs

[Letter from John Wayne to the U.S. Army Primary Helicopter Center, August 11, 1966]

Letter from actor John Wayne to the U.S. Army Primary Helicopter Center, commending them on their work. He also briefly mentions the war in Vietnam. On the back of the letter is a stamp giving the Boyce-Ditto Public Library's address.

Date: August 11, 1966

Creator: Wayne, John

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library

[Letter from U.S. Army General W. C. Westmoreland to Colonel E. P. Fleming, September 7, 1967]

Letter from U.S. Army General W. C. Westmoreland to Colonel E. P. Fleming congratulating him on the 11th anniversary of the United States Army Primary Helicopter Center. The General commends the Colonel on the the Center's work and touches on the war in Vietnam. On the back of the letter is a stamp giving the Boyce-Ditto Public Library's address.

Date: September 7, 1967

Creator: Fleming, E. P.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library

[Looking North from Mount Tamalpais]

Photograph of the view looking to the north from Mount Tamalpais. From this vantage point most of the landscape is filled with rolling mountains and hills.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: George Everill Pierce Family Photographs

Oral History Interview with Francis H. "Fuzzy" and Cora Nell Cunningham Swayze, May 28, 2008

Interview with Frances Howland "Fuzzy" and Cora Nell Cunningham Swayze, a couple from Kerrville, Texas. The couple discusses their individual childhoods, life during the depression, and life in the Kerr County area. Mr. Swayze discusses his service in the Air Force and Mrs. Swayze discusses her teaching career.

Date: May 28, 2008

Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Webb, Jeanie Archer; Swayze, Francis H. & Swayze, Cora Nell Cunningham

Item Type: Text

Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission

Oral History Interview with John Ike and Alice Delery Walton, March 15, 2008

Interview with John Ike Walton, a musician who has been inducted into the Texas Music Hall of Fame, from Kerrville, Texas. Mr. Walton talks about his music career, briefly talks about music and LSD, and music culture in general. Mr. Walton's wife, Alice Delery Walton is present for the interview and inserts comments from time to time.

Date: March 15, 2008

Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Webb, Jeanie Archer; Walton, John Ike & Walton, Alice Delery

Item Type: Text

Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission

Oral History Interview with Laura M. Patton, February 1, 1998

Interview with Laura M. Patton, whose father built the popular Arcadia Theatre, from Kerrville, Texas. Laura relates the history of the Arcadia Theatre, a well-known attraction in Kerrville, and describes some of the other local businesses and cultural phenomena in the area.

Date: February 1, 1998

Creator: O'Hara, Peggy & Patton, Laura M.

Item Type: Text

Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission

Oral History Interview with Wanda Marie Fannin Henderson, October 27, 1999

Interview with Wanda Marie Fannin Henderson resident of Kerrville, Texas. She mentions that her husband Temple Henderson's ancestors came to Kerr County from Tennessee. Mrs. Henderson relates how she ended up in Kerrville, focusing on her family history and immediate family's various activities, including 4-H and other agricultural activities. She mentions her childhood asthma, identifies local businesses and areas of interest, and details her involvement in the community. Prior to the intervie… more

Date: October 27, 1999

Creator: Bethel, Ann & Henderson, Wanda Fannin

Item Type: Text

Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission

[Photograph George and Mary Pierce's Living Room]

Photograph of the living room in George and Mary Pierce's first home in Marin County, California. There are two corner chairs on either side of the fireplace, and a desk in the upper right corner.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: George Everill Pierce Family Photographs

[Photograph of a Bomb Exploding at Muroc Lake, California]

Photograph of a 300 pound bomb exploding around Muroc Lake, in the Mojave Desert. The camp at Muroc Lake is nearby but the bomb was exploded off in the distant background center of the photograph; the landscape in this area is very barren.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: George Everill Pierce Family Photographs

[Photograph of a Bomb Exploding in the Mojave Desert]

Photograph of a 300 pound bomb exploding on a target at the camp at Muroc Lake in the Mojave Desert. The landscape in this area is very barren as it is part of the Mojave Desert; the bomb has exploded in the distant background in the center of the photograph.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: George Everill Pierce Family Photographs

[Photograph of a Bomb Exploding on Muroc Lake, California]

Photograph of a bomb exploding in the Mojave Desert at Muroc Lake. The bomb has exploded in the center of the photograph as you can see by the puff of smoke and dust in the background.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: George Everill Pierce Family Photographs

[Photograph of a Camp at Rogers Dry Lake]

Aerial photograph of a camp at Muroc Lake, more commonly known as Rogers Dry Lake. This area is located near Edwards Air Force Base in Kern County, just northeast of Los Angeles.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: George Everill Pierce Family Photographs

[Photograph of a Camp on Muroc Lake, Mojave Desert]

Photograph of a camp located on Muroc Lake, also called Rogers Dry Lake, in the Mojave Desert. Edwards Air Force Base is also located nearby this camp. All of the tents in this camp are arranged in row after row; there's also a couple of cars driving through the camp.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: George Everill Pierce Family Photographs

[Photograph of a Camp on Muroc Lake (Rogers Dry Lake)]

Photograph of a camp situated on Muroc Lake, also known as Rogers Dry Lake, in the Mojave Desert. There are tents and a few buildings in this camp, a water tower on the far right and what appears to be an air strip in the foreground.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: George Everill Pierce Family Photographs

[Photograph of a Fog-Covered Golden Gate Bridge]

Aerial photograph of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco mostly covered by fog. This photo was taken during a flight over the bay.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: George Everill Pierce Family Photographs

[Photograph of a Maneuver Camp on Rogers Dry Lake]

Photograph of a maneuver camp set up in the Mojave Desert at Rogers Dry Lake in southern California. There are numerous tents set up in rows with men hanging out and talking to each other.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: George Everill Pierce Family Photographs

[Photograph of a Naval Awards Ceremony]

Photograph of three major U.S. Navy officers in San Francisco, California. The photo says that these men are gathered together for a "presentation of Distinguished Service Medal to Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz." Nimitz is standing with (left to right) "Mrs. Nimitz, Admiral King, Admiral Halsey, and Mary Nimitz." Nimitz is seen shaking hands with Admiral King.

Date: May 7, 1944

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Texas Parks & Wildlife Department

[Photograph of a Sailor with a Clarinet]

Photograph of a sailor standing with his clarinet in his arms on the U.S.S. Texas while in San Pedro, California.

Date: 1933

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Texas Parks & Wildlife Department

[Photograph of a U.S.S. Texas Dance Party]

Photograph of a dance for the U.S.S. Texas. The photograph says that this is the "annual ball held in Long Beach, California." This dance took place at the Masonic Temple in Long Beach. Many of the men are wearing funny hats on their heads.

Date: April 5, 1935

Creator: Haden, Vernon M.

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Texas Parks & Wildlife Department

[Photograph of a U.S.S. Texas Ship Party in 1945]

Photograph of a U.S.S. Texas ship party at the Lakewood Country Club in Long Beach, California in 1945. Two officers are seated next to a civilian woman front and center of the group.

Date: October 22, 1945

Creator: Morrell

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Texas Parks & Wildlife Department

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[Aerial Photograph of San Francisco Covered by Fog]

[Aerial Photograph of Yosemite National Park]

[The Commander-in-Chief Presenting Awards]

[Hiking up Mount Tamalpais, California]

[Letter from John Wayne to the U.S. Army Primary Helicopter Center, August 11, 1966]

[Letter from U.S. Army General W. C. Westmoreland to Colonel E. P. Fleming, September 7, 1967]

[Looking North from Mount Tamalpais]

Oral History Interview with Francis H. "Fuzzy" and Cora Nell Cunningham Swayze, May 28, 2008

Oral History Interview with John Ike and Alice Delery Walton, March 15, 2008

Oral History Interview with Laura M. Patton, February 1, 1998

Oral History Interview with Wanda Marie Fannin Henderson, October 27, 1999

[Photograph George and Mary Pierce's Living Room]

[Photograph of a Bomb Exploding at Muroc Lake, California]

[Photograph of a Bomb Exploding in the Mojave Desert]

[Photograph of a Bomb Exploding on Muroc Lake, California]

[Photograph of a Camp at Rogers Dry Lake]

[Photograph of a Camp on Muroc Lake, Mojave Desert]

[Photograph of a Camp on Muroc Lake (Rogers Dry Lake)]

[Photograph of a Fog-Covered Golden Gate Bridge]

[Photograph of a Maneuver Camp on Rogers Dry Lake]

[Photograph of a Naval Awards Ceremony]

[Photograph of a Sailor with a Clarinet]

[Photograph of a U.S.S. Texas Dance Party]

[Photograph of a U.S.S. Texas Ship Party in 1945]