Elinor Righter in Italy
SubjectPortrait of
Elinor Righter
American, 1912 - 2001
Date1944-1945
ClassificationsGraphics
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
(.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”
Subject Terms
On View
Not on view
1944-1945
1944-1945
1944 August 30
1944 August 30
1944-1945
1944-1945
