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Lester Kickland World War II Photographs
Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: 2015-06-15
Contents of the Collection
This small collection is comprised of 59 photographs taken by and featuring Lester Jay Kickland while he was stationed in the Pacific theater during World War II where he helped to build island airfields. The photographs were primarily taken between April and September of 1945 at locations on Iejima (formerly Ie Shima), but may also include images from Iwo Jima and Okinawa. Photographs feature nose art on various types of American aircraft, a coral runway on Iejima as well as other...
Dates:
circa 1940s
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
John W. Lambert Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2011-06-25
Scope of the Collection
The John W. Lambert Photograph Collection consists of 9,687 black-and-white and color photographs, 2,048 black-and-white and color negatives and nine photographic slides, as well as a small amount of textual material primarily documenting air operations during World War II. The strength of the collection is that it includes visual documentation of Army Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, and Allied aircraft in combat around the world. There are photographs of aircraft on operations...
Dates:
circa 1930s-1955
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
William Orthman World War II Collection
Collection
Identifier: 1991-07-17-A
Abstract
William Orthman (1911-1990) was drafted into the United States Army in 1942. He served in the China-Burma-India Theater as Public Relations Officer. The collection is comprised of 340 photographs and a small amount of textual materials from his 1945-1946 service.
Dates:
1945-1946
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Howard E. Smith World War II Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2020-02-25
Contents of the Collection
The Howard E. Smith World War II Photograph Collection is comprised largely of photographic and audiovisual material, including 2,115 prints, 83 negatives, and 5 film reels. The images were taken or collected by Howard E. Smith, a United States Army Air Corps Public Relations Officer and base photographer, primarily while he was stationed at Smoky Hill Army Air Field (SHAAF) in Salina, Kansas. There is also a very small amount of textual documents. Most materials date from 1942-1943, with...
Dates:
1941-1949, 1969, undated
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives