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[Letter from Mort Walker to Major William D. Phillips, September 1, 1967]

Description: Letter from Mort Walker (author of the Beetle Bailey comics) to Major William D. Phillips, congratulating him on the U.S. Army Primary Helicopter Center's 11th anniversary. On the back of the letter is a stamp giving the Boyce-Ditto Public Library's address. There are cartoon characters all along the bottom of the letter.
Date: September 1, 1967
Creator: Walker, Mort
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library

[Letter from retired General Hamilton H. Howze to Major William D. Phillips, August 29, 1967]

Description: Letter from retired General Hamilton H. Howze to Major William D. Phillips congratulating him on the U.S. Army Primary Helicopter Center's 11th anniversary. He also briefly mentions the Vietnam War. On the back of the letter is a stamp giving the Boyce-Ditto Public Library's address.
Date: August 29, 1967
Creator: Howze, Hamilton H.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library

[Letter from U.S. Army General W. C. Westmoreland to Colonel E. P. Fleming, September 7, 1967]

Description: Letter from U.S. Army General W. C. Westmoreland to Colonel E. P. Fleming congratulating him on the 11th anniversary of the United States Army Primary Helicopter Center. The General commends the Colonel on the the Center's work and touches on the war in Vietnam. On the back of the letter is a stamp giving the Boyce-Ditto Public Library's address.
Date: September 7, 1967
Creator: Fleming, E. P.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library

[Letter from U.S. Representative Jim Wright to Major William D. Phillips, September 1, 1967]

Description: Letter from U.S. Representative Jim Wright to Major William D. Phillips congratulating the U.S. Army Primary Helicopter Center on their 11th anniversary. He also briefly touches on the war in Vietnam. On the back of the letter is a stamp giving the Boyce Public Library's address.
Date: September 1, 1967
Creator: Wright, Jim
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library

[Letter from Walter Cronkite to the men of the U.S. Army Primary Helicopter School, September 30, 1966]

Description: Letter from Walter Cronkite, from CBS News, to the men of the U.S. Army Primary Helicopter School commending them for their work. He briefly touches on the war in Vietnam. On the back of the letter is a stamp giving the Boyce-Ditto Public Library's address.
Date: September 30, 1966
Creator: Cronkite, Walter
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library

[Photograph of L. J. Varnell, Jr., Mayor of Mineral Wells]

Description: Photograph of L. J. Varnell, Jr., Mayor of Mineral Wells. Mr. Varnell is wearing a dark suit and tie and standing or sitting against a light backdrop. On the back of the photograph are a stamp giving the Boyce-Ditto Public Library address and handwritten notes, including one that identifies the photo's subject, and a stamp with the photographer's information.
Date: unknown
Creator: Weaver, A. F.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library

[Photograph of Major General Robert R. Williams]

Description: Head-shot of Major General Robert R. Williams, Director of Army Aviation. The Major General is in uniform and sits in front of a dark background. On the back of the photograph are typewritten notes, a stamp giving the Boyce-Ditto Public Library's address, and a handwritten note that reads, "60%."
Date: March 14, 1967
Creator: Porter, Oscar E.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library

[Portrait of Two Women]

Description: Portrait of two women wearing bulky overcoats and dark hats. One of the women is identified by a handwritten note as Susie Scott, and another name is written but not legible.
Date: unknown
Creator: Shepherd, W. B.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard Addressed to Mamie Collins, August 28, 1907]

Description: Postcard with a photograph of a group of people around a small structure, two women are sitting on top of a small wooden rising, the caption reads: "A part of a big picnic crowd from Marlin do you see me?" The not on the back of the card reads: "Have had a dandy time and go home today. Will see you soon."
Date: August 28, 1907
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of Margay Welch

Scrapbook History of Mineral Wells and Palo Pinto County

Description: Scrapbook containing newspaper clippings, photographs, and other materials to document important people, organizations, places, and events of significance to the history of Palo Pinto County and Mineral Wells, Texas. It includes a rough table of contents with page numbers for some of the highlights.
Date: unknown
Creator: Woodruff, Bess
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library

[Scrapbook: Mineral Wells, Mayor Harris]

Description: Scrapbook containing newspaper clippings, letters, photographs, and other materials related to the life of D. C. Harris and his time as mayor of Mineral Wells, Texas as well as information about news and events in the town. Many of the pages include handwritten explanations and annotations.
Date: unknown
Creator: Harris, Helen
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library

[Smilin' Jack Fort Wolters Cartoon]

Description: Cartoon depicting "Smilin' Jack" standing on the beach with a woman who is wearing a bathing suit while helicopters fly above the water. Jack is waving and saying, "Congratulations -- U.S. Army Primary Helicopter School, Fort Wolters, on your eleventh anniversary." Behind them to the left, another man on the beach has just lost a button from his sweater and it is being swallowed by a bird. A note at the bottom says "From Smilin' Jack - Li'l De-Icer - Fat Stuff & Zack Mosley, CTNYNS."
Date: 1967
Creator: Mosley, Zack
Item Type: Refine your search to only Artwork
Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library
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