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JF-1 Amphibian Plane & H. J. Brow, December 24, 1940
Title
JF-1 Amphibian Plane & H. J. Brow, December 24, 1940.
Author
Harold J. Brow
Abstract/Description
Photograph of Harold J. Brow exiting a Grumman Amphibian plane while talking with a colleague. Dated December 24, 1940. Presumably taken at the Quonset Point Naval Air Station, Rhode Island. The back of the photo contains information at the bottom right which includes the date the photo was taken and descriptions of the subjects.
Identifier
uwfnam_HJBbox3_12-24-40_JF-1HJBrowPhoto
Format
Set of related objects
Naval Air Station Quonset Point, Rhode Island December 24, 1940
Title
Naval Air Station Quonset Point, Rhode Island December 24, 1940.
Author
Harold J. Brow
Abstract/Description
Photo and caption of Harold J. Brow piloting a JF-1 Grumman Amphibian plane into the Quonset Point Naval Air Station taken by the Providence Journal-Bulletin on December 24, 1940. Accompanying the back was a note, dated July 26, 1974, which recounts Davenport's discovery of the photograph.
Identifier
uwfnam_HJBbox3_12-24-40_NASQuonsetPointPhoto
Format
Set of related objects
Former Holder of World's Speed Record Is Navy Inspector Here, November 2, 1941
Title
Former Holder of World's Speed Record Is Navy Inspector Here, November 2, 1941.
Author
Bridgeport Sunday Post, Frank J. Delear
Abstract/Description
Article detailing the history and accomplishments of Commander Harold J. Brow alongside his activities of the then current day. Of note, it is mentioned Brow first learned to fly in Pensacola in 1918.
Identifier
uwfnam_HJBbox3_11-2-1941_FormerHolderofSpeedRecord
Format
Image (JPEG2000)
Bill Hendrix Campaign Flyer. ca. 1940s-1950s
Title
Bill Hendrix Campaign Flyer. ca. 1940s-1950s.
Author
Bill Hendrix
Abstract/Description
Flyer promoting the "Campaign Platform of a White Man." The flyer is encouraging readers to send donations to Bill Hendrix in Oldsmar, Florida to support the "White Man's Cause." The front depicts "Confederate of America" five hundred dollar bill. Date unknown, best guess is 1940s-1950s. Also see: uwf_ht_2016.035.0863.a-b.
Identifier
uwf_ht_2016.035.0864.a-b
Format
Set of related objects
Bill Hendrix Campaign Flyer. ca. 1940s-1950s
Title
Bill Hendrix Campaign Flyer. ca. 1940s-1950s.
Author
Bill Hendrix
Abstract/Description
Flyer promoting the "Campaign Platform of a White Man." Flyer is encouraging readers to send donations to Bill Hendrix in Oldsmar, Florida to support the "White Man's Cause." The front depicts the "Confederate of America" hundred dollar bill. Date unkown, best guess is 1940s-1950s. Also see: uwf_ht_2016.035.0864.a-b.
Identifier
uwf_ht_2016.035.0863.a-b
Format
Set of related objects
Letter to T.T. Wentworth, Jr., May 28, 1941
Title
Letter to T.T. Wentworth, Jr., May 28, 1941.
Author
W.M. Purvie, Theodore Thomas Wentworth, Jr., Roy Larson
Abstract/Description
In this letter, W.M. Purvie asks T.T. Wentworth, Jr. for his opinion of Roy Larson, the current Chief of Police in Orlando, Florida. Larson was a former Klan member that used Wentworth as a reference.
Date Issued
1941-05-28
Identifier
uwf_ht_w.83.102.1435
Format
Image (JPEG)