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Date
1942
Creation Date
2008-06-13
Description
Black & White photograph montage of various shots taken in Europe during World War II by the United States Army Air Force. The top left image is of the Upton House, an art gallery and garden located approximately seven miles north west of Banbury, Oxfordshire in the county of Warwickshire in Great Britain. The top center image shows actress/entertainer, Martha Raye (1916-1994), visiting with USAAF personnel. The middle left photo shows His Majesty, King George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George; 14 December 1895 – 6 February 1952), talking to USAAF Col. Edward J. "Ted" Timberlake during his November 13, 1942 visit at the 93rd Bomb Group base located in Alconbury, England. The other six images show various service personnel activities.
Digital Collection
Arnold Clayton Watkins World War II Photograph Collection, 1942-1945
Collection Number
SpC MS 0006
Finding Aid
https://digitalcommons.pittstate.edu/fa/3/
Object Type
Photograph
Image Format
Still Image
Location
Europe--United Kingdom--England--Warwickshire;
Publisher Digital
Pittsburg State University, Kansas, Axe Library, Special Collections
Rights
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Keywords
World War (1939-1945)--Aerial operations, American--Photographs, United States--Army Air Forces--History--Photographs, Upton House (England)--History--Photographs, George VI, King of Great Britain, 1895-1952--Photographs, Great Britain--History--George VI, 1936-1952--Photographs, Soldiers--United States--Photographs, Timberlake, Edward J. (Edward Julius), 1909-1990--Photographs, Raye, Martha--Photographs, Soldiers--Recreation--United States--Photographs
Notes
Pittsburg State University, Special Collections, 6, Watkins, Arnold Clayton, Envelope 6, 13. Contributed by Joan F. Watkins.