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Elinor Righter in Italy

Date1944-1945
Credit LineGift of Nora Oakes Howard
DescriptionThirteen black and white photographs taken in Italy during World War II.

(.99): Photograph of A. R. Vlahakis of Bakersfield, California.

(.100): Photograph of an unidentified man, Naples, 21 July 1945

(.101): Photograph of Bill Butler of Wellsboro, Pennsylvania

(.102): View of Cerignola taken from the roof of the American Red Cross Club, Cerignola, Italy.

(.103): View of Cerignola taken from the roof of the American Red Cross Club, Cerignola, Italy.

(.104): Service portrait photograph of Phil Kirtley.

(.105): Group photograph of Yugoslavian and American airmen. The Yugoslavian airmen recently flew to Italy to escape the unrest in the Balkan region.

(.106): Group photograph of Yugoslavian airmen who recently flew to Italy to escape the unrest in the Balkan region.

(.107): Photograph of two men identified on the reverse as “Hutch” and Bennett.

(.108): Service portrait photograph of Lt. Bob Turner

(.109): Photograph of a boy and four men, including Capt. Mitchell Tom of the 743rd Bombardment Squadron, 455th Group.

(.110): People sitting at tables at the American Red Cross Club. The woman at left is likely Elinor Righter.

(.111): Photograph of Jo [last name illegible], Peter Grant,Tom Jones, and Elinor Righter at an Italian antiquity site, June 1945.

(.112): View of the Antonio Pavoncelli Villa, Cerignola, Italy
Object number2017.41.99-.112
Inscribed(.99) Handwritten in black ink on back: “A. R. Vlahakis/ 716 Dolores St./ Bakersfield, Calif.”

(.100) Handwritten in pencil on back: “Naples, 21 July 1945”

(.101) Handwritten in blue ink on back: “To a mighty swell/ young Lady, all the/ Luck in the world/ [illegibler] quite a lot of the [illegible]/ Bill Butler/ Wellsboro, Pennsylvania/ R. D. #4.”

(.102) Handwritten in pencil on back: “View from Club roof/ Cerignola”

(.103) Handwritten in pencil on back: “View from/ Club Roof/ Cerignola”

(.104) Handwritten in black ink on back: “Phil Kirtley”

(.105) Handwritten in pencil on back: “Yugoslavs who/ escaped & flew in/ here”

(.107) Handwritten in pencil on back: “'Hutch' and Bennett”

(.108) : “[illegible] / Lt. Bob Turner”

(.109) Handwritten in pencil on back: “Capt. Mitchell Tom/ 743rd 455th”

(.111) Handwritten in pencil on back: “[Text handwritten in ink is illegible] To ___ Peter Grant (?)/ Tom Jones - Elinor Righter/ ____ June 1945”

(.112) Handwritten in black ink on back: “Antonio Pavoncelli Villa/ Cerignola”
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