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[Partial Report on WASP Award Event]

Description: Partial report describing an event where a framed proclamation by Texas Governor Rick Perry announcing the induction of WASP into the Museum of Texas Aviation Hall of Fame was accepted and WASP members were rewarded with medals.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Joseph Kilgore in Military Uniform]

Description: Photograph of Joseph Kilgore wearing his military uniform, complete with a wool jacket, a collared shirt, and a tie. There are several pins on the lapel of his jacket and on his wrist he is wearing a watch. He is standing in front of leafy shrubs with his arms are crossed in front of his torso. According to accompanying information, Joseph was commissioned a lieutenant in January 1943 and served as a heavy weapons officer in the 43rd Infantry Division in New Guinea as well as in the Philippines. more
Date: 1943/1945
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[American Legion Members in a Parade]

Description: Photograph of five American Legion members walking in the League City sesquicentennial parade celebrating the state of Texas' 150th birthday. They are five adult males, each wearing a vest, a garrison cap, a white shirt and pants. The three members in the middle are carrying flags while each of the two members on either end balance a rifle over their shoulders. The parade took place on a major road in League City.
Date: April 19, 1986
Creator: Kiecke, Albert
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[Pagaent of Flags in a Parade]

Description: Photograph of a pageant of flags flying from a trailer truck in the League City sesquicentennial parade in honor of Texas' 150th birthday. The truck is decorated in patriotic banners, as is the trailer attached behind it. A sign on the side of the truck says "Veterans of Foreign Wars." A model NASA aircraft is suspended right above the truck bed. A few passengers are riding in the truck bed and the trailer.
Date: April 19, 1986
Creator: Kiecke, Albert
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[American Legion Members in a Parade]

Description: Photograph of American Legion members walking in the 32nd annual village fair in League City; the parade took place on Kansas Street. The members are wearing uniform vests and garrison caps. Two of the members are holding rifles while three others hold up the three distinct flags: a navy and gold American Legion flag, the U.S. flag, and the Texas flag.
Date: April 19, 1986
Creator: Kiecke, Albert
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[U.S. Armed Forces in a Parade]

Description: Photograph of a procession of armed forces walking down Kansas Street in League City's 32nd Annual Village Fest parade. Leading in front are four individuals in a uniform of gray shirts, pants, helmets and boots; two are holding the U.S. flag and the Texas flag, while the other two hold rifles against their shoulders.
Date: April 19, 1986
Creator: Kiecke, Albert
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[Holiday Parade Float]

Description: Photograph of the Veterans of Foreign Wars float in the parade for the first annual League City Festival of Lights. The float is a makeshift wooden stable that holds a large group of passengers. Holiday decorations adorn the float from top to bottom. The U.S. flag and the Texas flag hover above the float, as well as two navy blue flags with the Veterans of Foreign Wars emblem. One of the VFW flags is posted on the side of the float.
Date: December 11, 1987
Creator: Kiecke, Albert
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[American Legion Members in a Parade]

Description: Photograph of American Legion members walking in the 34th annual League City Village Festival parade. Leading in front two rows of American Legion members. They are holding a U.S. flag and a navy blue League City American Legion flag. Parade spectators are visible sitting on the curb.
Date: May 7, 1988
Creator: Kiecke, Albert
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[American Legion Flag Ceremony]

Description: Photograph of four male members of the American Legion participating in a flag ceremony. The men are standing in a row; all four men are wearing blue vests and garrison caps. The two men standing on the ends of the row are holding rifles in their palms and balancing them against their shoulders. The two men standing in the middle are holding folded American flags.
Date: 1996
Creator: Kiecke, Albert
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[American Legion Flag Ceremony]

Description: Photograph of five male members of the American Legion participating in a flag ceremony in League City. Each member is wearing a blue vest and a garrison cap. Two members are balancing rifles, another two are holding folded American flags, and one member on the right is saluting something that is not visible.
Date: 1996
Creator: Kiecke, Albert
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[American Legion Flag Ceremony]

Description: Photograph of a man, wearing a garrison cap and a dark blue suit, standing behind a podium and speaking into a microphone at the American Legion flag ceremony in League City. A man, who is also wearing a garrison cap, stands behind him while a woman wearing a blue vest and a festive hat stands by an American flag. Numerous people are standing in the background.
Date: 1996
Creator: Kiecke, Albert
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[American Legion Flag Ceremony]

Description: Photograph of a speaker at the American Legion flag ceremony in League City. The speaker, who is standing behind a podium, is wearing a dark blue suit and a garrison cap. A man standing behind him is also wearing a garrison cap.
Date: 1996
Creator: Kiecke, Albert
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[American Legion Members]

Description: Photograph of five American Legion male members standing in a row in League Park. They are all wearing garrison caps and blue vests. Two men are holding rifles in front of their bodies; the other three men are saluting.
Date: 1996
Creator: Kiecke, Albert
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[American Legion Flag Ceremony]

Description: Photograph of the American Legion flag ceremony in League City. Ceremony dignitaries are gathered near an American flag and an American Legion flag. All of the members are wearing blue vests and garrison caps. A member on the left is holding a rifle balanced against his shoulder.
Date: 1996
Creator: Kiecke, Albert
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[American Legion Trumpeter]

Description: Photograph of a trumpeter playing his instrument at the American Legion flag ceremony in League City. He is evidently an American Legion member, judging by his attire, a garrison cap and a blue vest.
Date: 1996
Creator: Kiecke, Albert
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[American Legion Trumpeter]

Description: Photograph of a man at the American Legion flag ceremony in League City, standing in a covered storage area as he plays his trumpet. He is evidently an American Legion member, judging by his a garrison cap.
Date: 1996
Creator: Kiecke, Albert
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[American Legion Flag Ceremony]

Description: Photograph of a burning American flag at the American Legion flag ceremony in League City. The flag is draped over a small frame standing on a partially grassy, partially rocky area. A few people are standing in the background and watching the flag.
Date: 1996
Creator: Kiecke, Albert
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[American Legion Members in a Parade]

Description: Photograph of a group of men, wearing American Legion uniform attire, parading a trio of flags down a League City street: namely, the Texas flag, the American flag, and an American Legion flag. A few onlookers are standing on the side of the street where the Legion members are walking.
Date: July 4, 1996
Creator: Kiecke, Albert
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[Preparing for burial at the mass funeral service for victims of the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

Description: Men ready caskets for burial after the mass funeral service for victims of the 1947 Texas City Disaster held at Memorial Park on June 22, 1947. A large crowd of people is gathered to watch. Identical coffins are lined up in rows. Military veterans stand watch around the perimeter of the coffins.
Date: June 22, 1947
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[An honor guard carrying in a casket at the mass burial service for victims of the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

Description: An honor guard including two civilian and two military pallbearers carry a flower-draped casket at the mass burial service on for the victims of the 1947 Texas City Disaster on June 22, 1947. Two rows of veterans standing at attention line the walkway. On the reverse of the photograph is written: "Honor guard (Veterans?) casket being borne to burial site."
Date: June 22, 1947
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[An honor guard carries in a coffin at the mass funeral service for victims of the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

Description: Two honor guards composed of military and civilian pallbearers carry in coffins at the mass funeral service for victims of the 1947 Texas City Disaster held at Memorial Park on June 22, 1947. On both sides of the pathway, veterans and other men line the walkway. A large crowd has assembled for the service.
Date: June 22, 1947
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library
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