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Title
Letter from Mrs. B. B. Borgman to Mr. West re: pictures of Marines, Los Angeles, 1943
Creator
Borgman, B. B., $c Mrs
Contributor
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Date Created and/or Issued
December 20, 1943
1943-12-20
Contributing Institution
UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection
West (H. H.) Collection
Rights Information
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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
Handwritten text: "Monday morning Dec 20, 1943. Dear Mr West: Thanks again for the picture, and when the boys saw it they all wanted one too. If you will have one for each of the boys made or send me the negative I will be glad to pay for it. The boys are from left to right. Elwood S McClintic P.R.1/c. 'Mickey'. William D. Johnston, 36th Reg. Co A. 'Johnnie'. Paul A Word 4th Marine Div. 'Paul'. Edward C Shaw N.A. 1/c 'Eddie'. Robert L Ward U.S.N. F.M.F. 'Bob'. Some of these have already [handwritten text in right margin:] 6 [encircled] [end right margin text] shipped. The others go soon. Thank you. Sincerely Mrs B B Borgman. 'Merry Christmas'"
For correlative photographic negative, see Item Ark: 21198/zz002j2cg5
Text from negative sleeve: 2053. Asbury M.E. Church, November 28 28, 1943. A group of marines [sic] were at the Church as guests of Mrs B.B.Borgman, of 2660 Sichel St., Los Angeles 31, Calif. Phone CApitol [sic] 6520. Left to right: Elwood S. McClintic, P.R.1/c "Mi [sic] (Mickey) William D. Johnston, 36th Rep Co.A, (Johnnie) Paul A. Word, 4th Marine Div. (Paul) Edward C.Shaw, H.A.1/c (Eddie) Robert L.Ward, USN F.M.F., (Bob)
Type

Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_2053_002i
ark:/21198/zz002j2chp
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Correspondence
Photographs
Military personnel--American--California--Los Angeles
Ward, Robert L
Johnston, William D
Word, Paul Allen, 1925-1996
McClintic, Elwood Smith, 1923-2012
Shaw, Edward C
Source
West (H. H.) Collection

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