An article about “Rich Man (William. A. Hoops) Charters Switching Crew” article (1902). Hoops, upon learning about the death of his mother in Eaton, OH, negotiated an extra run of the B & O passenger train to get him to his destination sooner. ...
Cart that Delmer Earnest (Hoops family helper) used to bring supplies and trunks for the summer from the train station to Linger Lodge. A small room to the side of the barn was where Delmer slept. He put the horseshoe on the door. Above the...
Sellersburg (Ind.); Speed (Ind.); Photograph album
This picture book was created for the service men from Sellersburg and Speed, Indiana area who were serving during World War II. Jesse Dorsey mailed it to them as a Christmas gift in 1943. On page 2 it reads, “This Little Book Is designed to...
This is a poem written by Kate Hiestand on stationary of her husband J.T. Hiestand, proprietor of Saw and Planing Mill in Sellersburg, Indiana. Poem is signed by Kate in Maplewood, Lebanon, Ohio. On the back of the paper, there is a list of names...
Military officers; Military service; Hours of labor; Military leaves and furloughs; Homesickness; African Americans; United States. Navy. Seabees; Chess; Resource allocation
The Jesse G. Dorsey Collection of World War II Correspondence consists of correspondence from 348 service members and their relatives, written to Jesse Dorsey during World War II. Mr. Dorsey was the Director of Recreation and Welfare and editor of...
The Jesse G. Dorsey Collection of World War II Correspondence consists of correspondence from 348 service members and their relatives, written to Jesse Dorsey during World War II. Mr. Dorsey was the Director of Recreation and Welfare and editor of...
The Jesse G. Dorsey Collection of World War II Correspondence consists of correspondence from 348 service members and their relatives, written to Jesse Dorsey during World War II. Mr. Dorsey was the Director of Recreation and Welfare and editor of...
Easter; Religious services; Censorship; World War, 1939-1945--Pacific Area; Church bulletins
The Jesse G. Dorsey Collection of World War II Correspondence consists of correspondence from 348 service members and their relatives, written to Jesse Dorsey during World War II. Mr. Dorsey was the Director of Recreation and Welfare and editor of...
V-mail; Rain; Mud; Papua New Guinea--Description and travel; Loading docks; Jeep automobiles
The Jesse G. Dorsey Collection of World War II Correspondence consists of correspondence from 348 service members and their relatives, written to Jesse Dorsey during World War II. Mr. Dorsey was the Director of Recreation and Welfare and editor of...
The Jesse G. Dorsey Collection of World War II Correspondence consists of correspondence from 348 service members and their relatives, written to Jesse Dorsey during World War II. Mr. Dorsey was the Director of Recreation and Welfare and editor of...
World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American; USS Hornet--History; Newsletters; Ordnance, Naval; Fuel; Aircraft carriers
The Jesse G. Dorsey Collection of World War II Correspondence consists of correspondence from 348 service members and their relatives, written to Jesse Dorsey during World War II. Mr. Dorsey was the Director of Recreation and Welfare and editor of...
