Esther Gilbert Scrapbook
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- 28th Replacement Depot office, Tacloban, Philippines
- Two servicemen cross the dirt road in front of Esther Gilbert's office at the 28th Replacement Depot in Tacloban, Leyte, Philippines, in 1945. (Photo taken from Esther Gilbert Scrapbook).
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- 4th Replacement Depot office, Tacloban, Philippines
- Photo of the large tent structure which served as Esther Gilbert's office at the 4th Replacment Depot in Tacloban, Leyte, Philippines, in 1945. Servicemen and additional tents can be seen in the photo. (Photo taken from Esther Gilbert Scrapbook).
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- Aboriginal Australians in Queensland
- Photograph of three Aboriginal Australians in northern Queensland, in April 1945. (Photo taken from Esther Gilbert Scrapbook).
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- Aboriginal Australians in Queensland, 1945
- A group of Aboriginal Australians on a beach in northern Queensland, Australia, in April 1945.
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- Aerial photo of Tacloban, Leyte, Philippines, 1945
- Aerial photo of Tacloban, Leyte, Philippines, in 1945.
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- Albert S. Johnson in a B-24 bomber at Tachikawa Army Air Base, circa 1946
- Field Director Albert S. Johnson poses in the cockpit of a B-24 bomber at Tachikawa Army Air Base, Japan, circa 1946. Sergeant Claude Thompson poses in the nose of the plane.
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- Ann Worthy Johnson, Ginnie Bowman, and Emily Putnam
- Red Cross workers Ann Worthy Johnson, Ginnie Bowman, and Emily Putnam eat watermelon behind the Queenscliff club in Brisbane, Australia, in late 1944. (Photo taken from Esther Gilbert Scrapbook).
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- Base K billets in Tacloban, Philippines
- Billets on Base K in Tacloban, Leytes, Philippines, in 1945. Two soldiers can be seen in the photo. (Photo taken from Esther Gilbert Scrapbook).
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- Base K mess hall in Tacloban, Philippines
- The mess hall of Base K in Tacloban, Leyte, Philippines, in 1945. (Photo taken from Esther Gilbert Scrapbook).
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- Beach in Southport, Australia, 1944
- Photo of the beach in Southport, Australia, in 1944. People sit and lie under beach umbrellas.
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- Biak natives
- A group of four Biak natives, three adults and a child, as seen along a road in April 1945. (Photo taken from Esther Gilbert Scrapbook).
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- Captain Bob Turnbow at desk in Adelaide, Australia, circa 1944
- Captain Bob Turnbow sits at his desk in Adelaide, Australia, in 1944.
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- Captain Bob Turnbow in Adelaide, Australia, 1944
- Captain Bob Turnbow poses outside the Red Cross service club in Adelaide, South Australia, in 1944.
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- Chuck and Ruth Hutchinson with kangaroo
- Chuck and Ruth Hutchinson, the American Consuls in Adelaide, Australia, pose holding a kangaroo in 1944. (Photo taken from Esther Gilbert Scrapbook).
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- Colonel Harry Diston on Japanese emperor's horse
- Colonel Harry Diston, 1st Cavalry Division, on the Japanese emperor's white horse, circa 1946. (Photo taken from Esther Gilbert Scrapbook).
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- Commander Ray Alexander and Lieutenant Herb Thornton, Australia, 1944
- Commander Ray Alexander and Lieutenant Herb Thornton pose in front of a jeep in Australia, in 1944.
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- Daisy Pickman serves servicemen at Red Cross canteen
- Daisy Pickman, in fatigues with ARC insignia and hat, serves coffee to a group of servicemen at a Red Cross air strip canteen in the Philippines in 1945. (Photo taken from Esther Gilbert Scrapbook).
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- Destroyed building, Manila, Philippines
- A building and automobile presumably destroyed by bombing in Manila, Philippines, as photographed by Red Cross worker Esther Gilbert while on leave in October 1945. (Photo taken from Esther Gilbert Scrapbook).
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- Duke and Duchess of Gloucester in Australian parade
- Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Governor-General of Australia, rides in the back of a convertible with his wife, Princess Alice, during a procession in Brisbane, Australia, in late 1944. (Photo taken from Esther Gilbert Scrapbook).
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- Esther Gilbert Scrapbook
- This extensive scrapbook depicts Gilbert's service in the Pacific Theater of World War II through photos with detailed captions as well as maps, tourism guides, news clippings, and other mementos from the various places in which Gilbert served. Photos depict Gilbert and her colleagues; scenery and animal life on various islands; airplanes, ships and naval officers preparing for battle; Red Cross headquarters; the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester visiting Australia; the devastation of buildings in Manila; an aerial shot of paratroopers landing on Corregidor Island; and scenes in Japan after the surrender. The first page contains a detailed map of the Pacific Ocean with Gilbert's course from 1944 to 1946 charted out with numbered dates in the caption. Other, more specific maps are provided for the various islands on which she served. The scrapbook also contains such things as Gilbert's immunization record; a program from a performance of the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra; a Christmas services program for troops stationed in Australia; menus from Japanese restaurants made for US forces; Japanese ski brochures in English; a rail ticket authorizing US troops to ride Japanese trains; and telegrams to Gilbert's family announcing her impending return to the United States.
