Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Guide to the Alice Weber Photograph Albums

Summary

Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.1144
Creators:
Weber, Alice
Dates:
1945-1948
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
1 Cubic foot
3 boxes
Repository:
Collection consists of two photograph albums documenting Alice Weber's work and travels to California, Japan (specifically Okinawa), Hawaii, China and Guam from 1945-1948. The images depict base housing and facilities, Weber's co-workers, aircraft, sheet metal shops, historic sites, agriculture (including cane, pineapple and coffee cultivation in Hawaii), native people, cities, and other subjects.

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Two photograph albums, captioned (in some instances with brief descriptions, locations, and dates), documenting Alice Weber's travels to California, Okinawa, Japan, Hawaii, China and Guam, from 1945-1948.. The images depict such things as base housing and facilities in Hawaii, Weber's co-workers, aircraft, sheet metal shops, historic sites, agriculture (including cane, pineapple and coffee cultivation in Hawaii), native people, cities, and other subjects. There is also a printed booklet titled First Air Division, 1947. The booklet describes Okinawa and was written and compiled by Captain Robert F. Meritt, staff public information officer for the United States Air Force. Many of the line illustrations in the booklet were drawn by McFadden of the Daily Okinawan.

Arrangement

Arrangement
Collection is arranged into one series.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Alice Weber worked in a civilian capacity on a military base in Okinawa, Japan. Her work was connected to sheet metal. Her work and travels took her to California, Japan, Hawaii, China, and Guam.

Administration

Author
Alison Oswald
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Collection donated by Ruth Masters on December 31, 2008.
Processing Information
Processed by Alison Oswald, archivist, October 2011.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Use
Copyright status unknown. Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning intellectual property rights. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
Preferred Citation
Alice Weber Photograph Albums, 1945-1948, dates, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

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Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Hawaii Series, ca. 1724-1977 (AC0060)

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Okinawa Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Shanghai (China) -- 1940-1950 Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Kauai (Hawaii) Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Oahu (Hawaii) Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Photograph albums -- 1940-1950 Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Photographs -- Black-and-white photoprints -- Silver gelatin -- 1940-1950 Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Airplanes Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Agriculture -- Hawaii Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Aircraft Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Honolulu (Hawaii) Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Military bases Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Pineapples -- Hawaii Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Coffee -- Hawaii Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Hawaiians Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
China Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Guam Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Sheet-metal work Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Sugar cane -- Hawaii Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Hawaii Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Hilo (Hawaii) Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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