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[Letter from George M. Leninger Co. to Gladys Kempner, December 19, 1952]

Description: Letter from George M. Leninger Co. to Gladys Kempner noting that the check for $28.95 mentioned in her letter was not enclosed. Additionally, the letter explains that the shipment cannot be discharged in Galveston as the bill of lading covers shipments intended for receivers east of the Mississippi River, necessitating discharge in New Orleans.
Date: December 19, 1952
Creator: George M. Leninger Co. Inc.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Letter from Miss Gladys Kempner to George M. Leninger Co., December 18, 1952]

Description: Letter from Miss Gladys Kempner to George M. Leninger Co. enclosing a check for $28.95 and requests that the shipment on the S/S John Lykes be sent to the Customs House in Galveston if it unloads first in New Orleans. If the ship arrives first in Galveston, she asks for authorization to take delivery there to avoid re-shipment.
Date: December 18, 1952
Creator: Kempner, Gladys
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Letter from George M. Leninger Co. Inc. to Miss Gladys Kempner, December 16, 1952]

Description: Letter from George M. Leninger Co. Inc. to Miss Gladys Kempner requesting a response to the earlier letter and asks Miss Kempner to forward checks to cover the bills to prevent the goods from being sent to the General Order Warehouse, which would incur additional drayage and storage charges.
Date: December 16, 1952
Creator: George M. Leninger Co. Inc.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Letter from George M. Leninger Co. Inc. to Gladys Kempner, December 9, 1952]

Description: Letter from George M. Leninger Co. Inc. to Gladys Kempner including a bill for $18.95 from Venice, Italy, for her glassware shipment. The letter suggests handling customs by either making an I.T. entry or forwarding the shipment from New Orleans to Galveston. They also include a $10.00 fee for customs and forwarding, requesting payment.
Date: December 9, 1952
Creator: George M. Leninger Co. Inc.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Sziklay Bèla, December 16, 1952]

Description: Letter from D. W. Kempner to Sziklay Bèla inquiring about the shipment of 18 original etchings (11 for the sender and 7 for the sender's sister) selected in Florence. He expected the etchings to arrive before Christmas but has not received any notification of their shipment or arrival.
Date: December 16, 1952
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Scuttling of the German cruiser Admiral Graf Spree, December 17, 1939]

Description: Photograph of the German cruiser Admiral Graf Spree being scuttled following the Battle of the River Plate on December 17, 1939. She had taken mostly superficial damage during the battle four days prior, but her oil purification and desalination plants were destroyed and was unfit for return to Germany. Commanding officer Captain Hans Langsdorff, unwilling to risk the lives of his crew, decided to scuttle the ship. The photo shows smoke billowing from the Admiral Graf Spree, a Deutschland class… more
Date: December 17, 1939
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: -34.971688 -56.298312
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Photo of the German cruiser Admiral Graf Spree, December 1939]

Description: Photograph of the German cruiser Admiral Graf Spree with minor hull damage following the Battle of the River Plate on December 13, 1939. The Admiral Graf Spree, a Deutschland class cruiser, is seen floating with her anchor dropped. Her hull is lined with portholes. Near her bow is a hole in her hull port side. A wooden platform has been lowered by rope to the level of the hole from the deck's railing. There are sailors on the deck leaning against the railing. The Admiral Graf Spree is equipped … more
Date: 1939-12~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Destroyed Arado Ar 196A-1 Aboard the German cruiser Admiral Graf Spree, December 1939]

Description: Photograph of the German cruiser Admiral Graf Spree with damage from the battle of the River Plate that occurred on December 13, 1939. She has damage to her hull from shell fragments. Her hull is lined with two rows of portholes. In front of her hull is a boat tied down to the ship's railing. On deck, there are men standing beside the Graf Spree's 15 cm broadside guns. To the left of the guns is a gun battery director. Behind the guns is the burned out frame of an Arado Ar 196A-1 floatplane on … more
Date: 1939-12~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[German cruiser Admiral Graf Spree Burning, December 17, 1939]

Description: Photograph of the German cruiser Admiral Graf Spree burning following her scuttling on December 17, 1939 after the Battle of the River Plate. The Admiral Graf Spree is seen with heavy damage from the detonations and with smoke billowing from her hull, especially her stern. Her superstructure is blackened with soot. Her bowside triple turret gun appears mostly structurally intact. The mid and sternside of the Admiral Graf Spree are heavily obscured by the smoke but also appear heavily damaged. H… more
Date: 1939-12-17~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: -34.971688 -56.298312
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Superstructure of the German cruiser Admiral Graf Spree, December 1939]

Description: Photograph of the German cruiser Admiral Graf Spree's superstructure taken following the Battle of the River Plate, December 13, 1939. The photo is taken from port side and shows the superstructure's camouflage pattern. On top of the superstructure is the ship's main battery rangefinder and Seetakt radar antenna. To the structure's right is the ship's foremast. To its left is the searchlight platform. Behind the platform and on the structures side plating is a small hole from shelling during th… more
Date: 1939-12~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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