Hawai'i War Records Depository Photographs: 1944


1944 Election
  • WAR RECORD #91
  • DESCRIPTION: 1944 Election
  • HWRD DATE: 44
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1944 Election
  • WAR RECORD #92
  • DESCRIPTION: 1944 Election
  • HWRD DATE: [44]
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Army Day 1944
  • WAR RECORD #99
  • DESCRIPTION: Army Day - 1944 Kapiolani Park
  • HWRD DATE: 44
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Members of Hawaii's new War Labor Board
  • WAR RECORD #497
  • DESCRIPTION: Members of Hawaii's new war labor board. Seated, left to right: Harold A. Seering and D. W. Harold Loper, co-chairmen. Standing, left to right, Jack W. Hall, international representative of the International Longshoremen and Warehousemen's union, CIO Leslie A. Hicks, President of the Hawaiian Electric Co.; Ernest Burlem, secretary of the Amalgamated Assoc. of Street Electric Railway & Motorcoach Employe[e]s, AFL division 1173, and A.E. Steadman, President of the Cooke trust Co.
  • HWRD DATE: 10-Jul-44
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War  Labor Board officials
  • WAR RECORD #498
  • DESCRIPTION: War Labor Board officials.
    Seated is Harold A. Seering, co-chairman for the territorial board. Standing, left to right, are Laurence E. Eady, director of administrative management for the fifth regional WLB, Cleveland, Ohio; Hugh G. Kingsley, information director of the New England WLB, Boston and I. Robert Feinberg, assistant general counsel of the national WLB, Washington, D.C.
  • HWRD DATE: 7-Jul-44 (printed)
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War Labor Board official
  • WAR RECORD #499
  • DESCRIPTION: War Labor Board official
    Harold A. Seering, co-chairman for the Terr. board.
  • HWRD DATE: 7-Jul-44
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The Management-Labor Appeal Panel of the War Manpower Commission
  • WAR RECORD #504
  • DESCRIPTION: The Management-Labor Appeal Panel of the War Manpower Commission for the Oahu Area. Left to right; seated, Charles M. Wright and Mrs. Marion Kelly, labor members. Standing, Robert W. Taylor, utilization officer WMC; W.W. Monahan, R.W. Kellet and Fred B. Carter III, management members.
  • HWRD DATE: 7-Jan-44 (printed)
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Practice Alert
  • WAR RECORD #505
  • DESCRIPTION: Practice Alert. Evacuation of Business District of Honolulu.
  • HWRD DATE: 23-May-44
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Evacuation of Business District-Honolulu
  • WAR RECORD #506
  • DESCRIPTION: Evacuation of Business District of Honolulu. Practice alert. Picture shows family groups just outside evacuation zone.
  • HWRD DATE: 24-May-44 (printed)
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Practice Alert-Evacuation of Business District-Honolulu
  • WAR RECORD #507
  • DESCRIPTION: Practice Alert--Evacuation of Business District of Honolulu. Picture shows service men leaving eh evacuation area.
  • HWRD DATE: 23-May-44
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Practice Alert-Evacuation of Business District-Honolulu
  • WAR RECORD #508
  • DESCRIPTION: Practice Alert--Evacuation of Business District of Honolulu.
  • HWRD DATE: 23-May-44
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Frank Almeida-blind man during evacuation alert
  • WAR RECORD #509
  • DESCRIPTION: Practice Alert--Evacuation of Honolulu's Business District. Pictured Frank Almeida, a blind man who had not been told of the alert.
  • HWRD DATE: 23-May-44
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Lion cub mascot
  • WAR RECORD #524
  • DESCRIPTION: Roscoe II, a lion cub, mascot of a marine outfit, quartered at the animal quarantine station.
  • HWRD DATE: 6-Oct-44
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Snafu, veteran mascot
  • WAR RECORD #525
  • DESCRIPTION: Snafu, veteran mascot of 16 combat missions, expert zero spotter, with Lt. Paul B. Van Metre and Capt. J.A. Andrews.
  • HWRD DATE: 21-Feb-44
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Purple Hearts awards
  • WAR RECORD #544
  • DESCRIPTION: Purple Hearts Awards at Aiea Naval Hospital.
  • HWRD DATE: 27-Oct-44
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Ceiling Price Week
  • WAR RECORD #560
  • DESCRIPTION: "Ceiling Price Week," April 3 to 8, for Honolulu Grocery stores as the Office of Price Administration has its investigators surveying prices. John York, CPA investigator, is shown taking a price listing from Mrs. Dorothy Sakamoto, operator of a grocery store at 969 Akepo Lane.
  • HWRD DATE: 4-Apr-44
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Black Market
  • WAR RECORD #561
  • DESCRIPTION: Black Market
  • HWRD DATE: 21-Jan-44
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Black Market
  • WAR RECORD #562
  • DESCRIPTION: Black Market
  • HWRD DATE: 21-Jan-44
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Black Market
  • WAR RECORD #563
  • DESCRIPTION: Black Market control is made easy for the consumer by the government. Pictured here is a CPA inspector checking consumers at random to find out if prices they paid for products in local months conformed to local CPA ceiling prices.
  • HWRD DATE: 29-Jan-44
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Protection against war profiteering
  • WAR RECORD #564
  • DESCRIPTION: Simple but effective protection against war profiteering in fish purchased at the market is demonstrated here-Consumers are urged to watch scales.
  • HWRD DATE: 27-Jan-44
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Black Market
  • WAR RECORD #565
  • DESCRIPTION: Black Market-Poi Inspector
  • HWRD DATE: 26-Jan-44
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Black Market Pix
  • WAR RECORD #566
  • DESCRIPTION: Black Market Pix
  • HWRD DATE: 25-Jan-44
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New Advisory Board for the Pacific Ocean Area of the American Red Cross.
  • WAR RECORD #587
  • DESCRIPTION: New Advisory Board for the Pacific Ocean Area of the American Red Cross. L. to R., Arthur L. Mayer, Brig. Gen. A. Conger Goodyear, Douglas Poteat.
  • HWRD DATE: 18-Nov-44
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War Fund Drive.
  • WAR RECORD #588
  • DESCRIPTION: War Fund Drive.
  • HWRD DATE: 23-Mar-44
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New Arrivals--Red Cross Workers.
  • WAR RECORD #589
  • DESCRIPTION: New Arrivals--Red Cross Workers. Front row, left to right, E. Elizabeth Blackman, Mona R. Callister, Mrs. Constance Webb, hospital field supervisor, who is assigning the women; Lydia B. Hubbard, Joan R. Farrell. Second row, left to right, Helen L. MacPherson, Irma J. Gaertner, Lillian E. McLeod, Florence M. Megson, Belva H. Craig, Natalie D. Starr.
  • HWRD DATE: 4-Mar-44
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New Arrivals--Red Cross Workers, Military and Naval Welfare Service.
  • WAR RECORD #590
  • DESCRIPTION: New Arrivals--Red Cross Workers, Military and Naval Welfare Service. Pictured are Horace J. Sprague, director, seated right. With Mr. Sprague is his new assistant, Aubrey Elliott of Washington, D.C. Others, all field directors, are standing, left to right, Joseph M. Mjolsness, Great Falls, Mont.; Martin E. Diedrich, San Jose, Cal.; Monroe Sweetland, Portland, Ore.; C.C. Wells, Charlottsville, Va.
  • HWRD DATE: 4-Mar-44
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Gray Lady distributing candy at Farrington Hospital.
  • WAR RECORD #591
  • DESCRIPTION: Gray Lady distributing candy at Farrington Hospital.
  • HWRD DATE: 12-Feb-44
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University of Hawaii President Gregg M. Sinclair
  • WAR RECORD #609
  • DESCRIPTION: University of Hawaii President Gregg M. Sinclair receives from Alexander S. MacLeod, the artist's original drawing for "The Spirit of Hawaii, Before and After Pearl Harbor." These drawings were a gift to the H.W.R.D.
  • HWRD DATE: 30-Nov-44
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War Relief--7th Day Adventists Collect Clothing.
  • WAR RECORD #622
  • DESCRIPTION: War Relief--7th Day Adventists Collect Clothing. This old clothing shipment collected in Territory by Adventists is headed for Washington, D.C. headquarters for distribution to the needy. Pictured right, is J.O. Emmerson, secretary treasurer of Adventist denomination here. At left is H.L. Tuttle publishing secretary.
  • HWRD DATE: 30-Sep-44
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Adult Education, University of Hawaii.
  • WAR RECORD #666
  • DESCRIPTION: Adult Education, University of Hawaii. English classes directed by Mr. Albert J. Mckinney, Assistan Professor of Education, University of Hawaii. 1944.
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Adult Education, University of Hawaii.
  • WAR RECORD #667
  • DESCRIPTION: Adult Education, University of Hawaii. English classes directed by Mr. Albert J. McKinney, Assistant Professor of Education, University of Hawaii. 1944.
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Training Within Industry.
  • WAR RECORD #676
  • DESCRIPTION: Training Within Industry. First graduates in the territory of the job methods institute held by the training within industry program of the war manpower commission completed their course recently. Standing, is Virgil K. Rowland, TWI official from Wash. D.C., who conducted the course. Seated left to right, H.P. Dahlquist, John Scott, Harold Crawford, Wm. B. Jones, Elroy Fulmer, J.E. Milligan, W.L. Doering, Henry Duvauchelle, (not in the picture is Ralph Beck.)
  • HWRD DATE: 3-Jul-44 (Printed)
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War Service award
  • WAR RECORD #682
  • DESCRIPTION: War Service. Mrs. L.A. Naone is presented a War Service award by Richard C. Tongg, chairman of the war price of Price Administration for 240 hours of volunteer work in the office of war price and rationing board 5, Lunalilo School. Mrs Naone has also received an award for volunteer service from the office of civilian defense, and has assisted the Red Cross. Her hours of volunteer work now total more than 600.
  • HWRD DATE: 14-Feb-44 (Printed)
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New USO Workers have arrived from the mainland
  • WAR RECORD #704
  • DESCRIPTION: New USO Workers have arrived from the mainland to assist in the territorial program. Left to right, sitting, are Miss Lalia Lewis, Miss Elizabeth Marshall, Miss Carolyn Cox. Standing, left to right, are, Nathan Rosenberg, Kenneth L. Strite, Ronald Deisseroth, Robert Warburton and Charles K. Roach.
  • HWRD DATE: 10-Jan-44 (Printed)
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USO officials in Hawaii
  • WAR RECORD #707
  • DESCRIPTION: USO officials in Hawaii who today opened the first session of a three day conference in Honolulu. Seated left to right, are Gwen Boyle, office manager; Frank C. Atherton, chairman of the board; Miss Nell Findley, director for Kauai, and Mrs. Alice H. Cooke (J. Platt Cooke), territorial director. Standing, left to right, are Clarence G. Noyce, director for Oahu; Richard Palmatier, director of Hawaii; Edwin E. Bond, USO director of operations; Clinton S. Childs, director of Maui, and John F. Stone, comptroller.
  • HWRD DATE: 23-May-44
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USO Victory Club
  • WAR RECORD #708
  • DESCRIPTION: At USO Victory Club, Stanley Kazmierski, marine, gets a lei and a kiss from Miss June Kilbey, Honolulu USO volunteer.
  • HWRD DATE: 19-Jul-44 (Printed)
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 The 14-foot birthday cake baked by a Seabee battalion in honor of the USO Victory club's first anniversary
  • WAR RECORD #717
  • DESCRIPTION: The 14-foot birthday cake baked by a Seabee battalion in honor of the USO Victory club's first anniversary is cut by Mrs. J. Platt Cooke, USO territorial director, with the assistance of Charles W. Schruth, district engineer of the federal works administration. Others pictured left to right are Robert Beasley, territorial director of the federal securities adminstration, and Frank C. Atherton, USO territorial chairman.
  • HWRD DATE: 7-Nov-44 (Printed)
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Hung Ngow Choy, first local WAC of Chinese ancestry takes oath.
  • WAR RECORD #735
  • DESCRIPTION: Hung Ngow Choy, first local WAC of Chinese ancestry takes oath.
  • HWRD DATE: 21-Oct-44
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Pacific jubilee program at USO Victory Club
  • WAR RECORD #769
  • DESCRIPTION: Pacific jubilee program at USO Victory Club honored negro servicemen. Pictured around a wooden wagon made by Lloyd Resure, USN are four admiring servicemem.
  • HWRD DATE: 29-Aug-44
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Opening of Kappa Kappa Gamma Service Women's center.
  • WAR RECORD #810
  • DESCRIPTION: Opening of Kappa Kappa Gamma Service Women's center finds Lt. Gen. Robert C. Richardson chatting with Mrs. Howard V. Luther, Elizabeth Arden representative. At left is Lt. Frances Morgan, ANC, of Dallas, Tex.
  • HWRD DATE: 3-May-44
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Kappa Kappa Gamma Service Women's Center, view of interior.
  • WAR RECORD #811
  • DESCRIPTION: Kappa Kappa Gamma Service Women's Center, view of interior.
  • HWRD DATE: 3-May-44
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Kappa Kappa Gamma
  • WAR RECORD #812
  • DESCRIPTION: Mrs. Daniel W. Sutherland, pres. Kappa Kappa Gamma Alumnai of Hawaii shows Cmdr. Newman K. Dear (MC) USNR, of Riverside, Cal., and Lt. (jg) Olive Boyer, NNC, of Los Angeles, a book of etchings by John Kelly, a gift to the center from the Pi Bets Phi alumnae.
  • HWRD DATE: 3-May-44
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Kappa Kappa Gamma service women's center.
  • WAR RECORD #813
  • DESCRIPTION: Commissioned women using the powder bar at the new Kappa Kappa Gamma service women's center.
  • HWRD DATE: 3-May-44
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Pvt. Esther Harvey of New Hampshire.
  • WAR RECORD #814
  • DESCRIPTION: Pvt. Esther Harvey of New Hampshire, senior member of WAC company here as far as age is concerned, celebrates her birthday.
  • HWRD DATE: 22-Mar-44
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Capt. Hollenback with Lt. Sarah Isreal,and Lt. Esther Edson.
  • WAR RECORD #815
  • DESCRIPTION: Capt. Hollenback at her desk in the orderly room talks with Lt. Sarah Isreal of Washington, supply officer, and Lt. Esther Edson of New York, supply and mess officer.
  • HWRD DATE: 22-Mar-44
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First WAC company, at Hickam.
  • WAR RECORD #816
  • DESCRIPTION: First WAC company here reviewed by Capt. Audery Hollenbeck, Col. M.C. Lawton, Lt. Col. Lesslie S. Howell and Capt. James W. Crowell at Hickam.
  • HWRD DATE: 22-Mar-44
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Second group of local women to be sworn in as WAC privates.
  • WAR RECORD #830
  • DESCRIPTION: Second group of local women to be sworn in as WAC privates are l. to r., front row, Toshiko Kanashiro, Laurentia R. Torres, Shizuye Furuhashi, Yaeko Misawa, Hung Ngow, Choy, and Ok Yun Shinn. Back row, l. to r. Julia H. Maertens, Rectina Dias Eilers, Edwina C. Cluney, Helen A. Bechert, and Hideko Kanda. With them is Corporal Leath Hamilton of the WACS.
  • HWRD DATE: 23-Oct-44
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First group of local women to be sworn in as WACs.
  • WAR RECORD #831
  • DESCRIPTION: First group of local women to be sworn in as WACs are administrated the oath by Lt. Gen. Robert C. Richardson Jr. The Gen. Robert C. Richardson Jr. The girls are, l. to r., Marian H. Rapoza, Haruko Oda, Unoyo Kojima, Frances Alsobrook, Bernalda N. Paragoso and Hannah Kawaihau.
  • HWRD DATE: 17-Oct-44
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WAC adviser
  • WAR RECORD #832
  • DESCRIPTION: Cpl. Aenida Gonvalez, WAC adviser, is talking things over at the enlistment center with Eunice Kapuniai (seated), Grace Kutaka (left, standing), and Marie Lum Ho.
  • HWRD DATE: 2-Oct-44
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WAC captain, talks with applicants at the enlistment center.
  • WAR RECORD #833
  • DESCRIPTION: WAC captain, talks with applicants at the enlistment center.
  • HWRD DATE: 2-Oct-44
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Four newly arrived mainland workers for Hawaiian Air Depot.
  • WAR RECORD #834
  • DESCRIPTION: Four newly arrived mainland workers for Hawaiian Air Depot are waiting to get their Identification cards. L. to r., they are Eleanore Terpay, of East Orange, N.J. Lois Wood of Troy Ala. Clair and Dorothy Sullivan of Elizabeth, N.J.
  • HWRD DATE: 21-Nov-44
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5,000th woman officer to enter the Service Women's Center.
  • WAR RECORD #835
  • DESCRIPTION: 5,000th woman officer to enter the Service Women's Center on Alakea St. is navy nurse Alice A. Smith of Lancaster, Pa. who is being presented with a carnation lei and a bottle of perfume by Nicholas Weber, hostess.
  • HWRD DATE: 23-Oct-44
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Reception honoring visiting officers of the women's reserves of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps.
  • WAR RECORD #837
  • DESCRIPTION: At reception honoring visiting officers of the women's reserves of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps: l. to r., Mrs. C. Montague Cooke, chairman of the advisory committee of the USO; Lt. Cmdr. Joy B. Hancock (WAVEs); Maj. Marion B. Dryden, women marines; Mrs. Alice H. Cooke, director, territorial USO; Col. Ruth Cheney Streeter, director, women's reserve, U.S. Marine Corps; and Lt. Cmdr. Jean T. Palmer, WAVEs.
  • HWRD DATE: 27-Oct-44
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