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[Notes on Unknown Chemicals and Their Possibilities]

Description: A list of notes with the name “Bill Parker” at the top of the document. Arthur D. Little is mentioned when discussing unknown chemicals and the possibilities for X chemicals for various purposes including filling fire extinguishers, putting into tanks of crash trucks, and additional Carrier/Navy applications. Towards the end of the document is a section dedicated to the request for information on fireballs. On the Second page of the document is the heading of the Mark Twain Hotel in Elmira, New… more
Date: unknown
Creator: Parker, Bill
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

[Clipping: People Who Read and Write]

Description: Newspaper clipping of an article about how Reader's Digest versions of books are affecting sales of the full versions, as well as book reviews for several titles such as The Far Shore by Max Miller, Robinson Crusoe by Blake Clark, and Faces in a Dusty Picture by Gerard Kersh.
Date: April 22, 1945
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

[Receipt for Two Pressure Gauges]

Description: Receipt for two (2) four-hundred-pound pressure gauges purchased by Alex Bradford from the United States Gauge Company for a total of $2.20. The receipt has been combined with an advertisement for the selected pressure gauge with red colored pencil circling specifications on select portions of a pressure gauge coming out to a total of $1.10.
Date: April 21, 1944
Creator: United States Gauge Co.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

[Contact Card for W R. Greer]

Description: Contact card for Lt. Willis R. Greer with his physical mailing address and a typed note mentioning that Greer is with Captain Nugent at Belvoir. It is on a pre-printed "Office Memorandum" form labeled "United States Government."
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

[Clipping: A Partial Group of Vitallium Surgical Prostheses]

Description: Pamphlet showing twenty-seven (27) separate surgical prostheses. The first page of this pamphlet identifies this item as “Bibliography and Excerpts from Dental and Surgical Literature on the Uses of Vitallium Prostheses”. The second page shows images of these implements and a key that identifies these twenty-seven items.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

Proven Way to Prevent Serious Fires

Description: Article discussing the prevention and management of fires involving liquefied petroleum gases (LPG), with specific mention of butane. It also provides five specific examples of LPG fire scenarios.
Date: unknown
Creator: Clithero, S. D.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Article
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

[Clipping: Learning Russian]

Description: Article taken from the October 23 issue of the Spectator written by Alan Moray Williams. Mr. Williams article argues that the Russian language is not as difficult to learn as its reputation might present. His argument is built upon explaining that the Cyrillic alphabet and declension of its syntax have some shared European parts of speech. Mr. Williams does mention that there are difficulties in learning Russian, however they can be lessed through the use of gramophone and linguaphone records.
Date: unknown
Creator: Williams, Alan Moray
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

[Clipping: “You’d Never Guess He Had a Cancer Five Years Ago”]

Description: Open letter stating that with the advances in medical technology such as radium, x-ray, and surgery it is possible to control 70% to 80% of early cancers. In the bottom right corner of this open letter are five potential symptoms of cancer that patients should immediately reach out to their medical practitioners. These signs are circled in red and blue colored pencil. On the back of the open letter is an advertisement for Kleenex tissues
Date: unknown
Creator: Anderson, Karl
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

[List of Civilian and Military References]

Description: List of references separated by military deployment and civilian occupation. Each of these names has an occupation and a physical address. On the second page of the document the military references are divided by whether they were members of the American or Canadian military.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

How to Save Butter

Description: Pamphlet advertising a combination butter cutter, refrigerator, and server intended to save butter by dispensing specific amounts. It includes a description and specifications for the different sizes of the "butter saver" with testimonial letters.
Date: unknown
Creator: Klean-Econ Butter Savers, Inc.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

[List of Names and Addresses]

Description: List of names of unknown connections along with their physical mailing address. Select names have a note attached to their name providing additional information on said person
Date: unknown
Creator: Bradford, Alex
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

[List of Book Titles] PCMC_04-0012-03

Description: List of five (5) books of assorted titles from unknown genres. Three (3) of the books have the names of their authors, along with the costs of the books at the time of printing. The fourth book, "We Xhall Not Sleep by Leland Stowe" has a red x within a circle to the left of the entry.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

[Note Written on Motel Stationary]

Description: Note written on motel stationary that reads, “‘Sheriff’ / Claude Larkin / Mention Melvin Maas”. On the second page of the document is stationary identification that reads, “Radio in Every Room / 500 Rooms Completely Air Conditioned / Swimming Pool Free To Guests”.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

[Clipping: The March of Events]

Description: Newspaper clipping briefly touching upon Peter Muir’s book “This Is India” and it’s attempts to dissolve the illusions and misconceptions surrounding foreigner views of India. Two of the core concepts touched upon within the book include the Indian Caste System and the Indian National Movements.
Date: February 21, 1944
Creator: De Casseres, Benjamin, 1873-1945
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

[Clipping: Smoke Protects Fighters]

Description: Bulletin article discussing the advantage of smoke screens to cover the positions of troops, cities, harbors, ships, and camps during WWII. Partial articles on the reverse of the pages discuss military technology and medical research.
Date: July 1, 1944
Creator: Monahan, A. C.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

[Notes About Military Personnel]

Description: Handwritten notes with personal information; text: Col. R. R. Mayhew R.A.O.C. gone back to England. QMG Branch Cartier St. Public School Corner of McCloud & Cartier P.O. Box 955 Ottawa, Canada. Capt G. J. Barnes Q.M.G. Exec 4500 Ext 372 Simms."
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

[Clipping: March of Magic]

Description: Clipping detailing the various venues in which magic tricks have been beneficial. The clipping explains the value magicians bring to soldiers in the US Army, to Unitarian congregations, to teachers in the classroom, and to lawyers in the courtroom, amongst others.
Date: unknown
Creator: Perez, Margo
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

[Note Written on Burma Letterhead]

Description: Handwritten note signed "Frank" sending best wishes to "Mr. & Mrs. Tex." It is written at the bottom of a page that has a large illustration of a building labeled "Buddhist Pagoda - North Burma" in green ink, with a string of holly leaves and berries in red ink along the right side of the page.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran
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