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.
Aerial photo of Tacloban, Leyte, Philippines, 1945
Aerial photo of Tacloban, Leyte, Philippines, in 1945.
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.
Beach in Southport, Australia, 1944
Photo of the beach in Southport, Australia, in 1944. People sit and lie under beach umbrellas.
Captain Bob Turnbow at desk in Adelaide, Australia, circa 1944
Captain Bob Turnbow sits at his desk in Adelaide, Australia, in 1944.
Captain Bob Turnbow in Adelaide, Australia, 1944
Captain Bob Turnbow poses outside the Red Cross service club in Adelaide, South Australia, in 1944.
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.
Destroyed building, Manila, Philippines, 1945
A destroyed building in Manila, Philippines, in October 1945.
Destruction in Manila, Philippines, 1945
View from above of destroyed buildings in Manila, Philippines, in October 1945. A note in the scrapbook reads, "Not much habitable!"
Esther Gilbert and friends drink whiskey, 1944
Esther Gilbert (center), Monty, and Peg Graveur drink Milne's Whiskey in Room 138 of the South Australia Hotel in Adelaide, Australia, in 1944.
Esther Gilbert with koalas, 1944
Esther Gilbert poses with two koalas in Brisbane, Australia, while waiting for assignment in July 1944.
Family of the Seppelts Winery, 1944
The family of the Seppelts Winery in Seppeltsfield, South Australia, in 1944.
Fleet post office, Tacloban, Leyte, Philippines, 1945
Fleet post office in Tacloban, Leyte, Philippines, in 1945.
Front of a moving ship, circa 1946
Photo of the front of a ship as it moves through water, circa 1946.
Japanese plane, Tachikawa Army Air Base, Japan, circa 1946
A striped Japanese plane at Tachikawa Army Air Base, Japan, circa 1946.
Lieutenant Sam Cookson and jeep, Bay Bay, Philippines, 1945
Lieutenant Sam Cookson poses beside a jeep in Bay Bay, Leyte, Phillipines, in 1945.
Lieutenant Sam Cookson, Bay Bay, 1945
Lieutenant Sam Cookson, USNR, sits in the grass in Bay Bay [?] in 1945 after escorting Red Cross workers during a four hour jeep ride.
Local family, Hollandia (now Jayapura), New Guinea, 1945
A group of natives, including five children and an adult, in Hollandia (now Jayapura), New Guinea, in April 1945.
Paul Jordan and Jack Graff at Tachikawa Army Air Base, circa 1946
Army servicemen Paul Jordan and Jack Graff pose beside a structure at Tachikawa Army Air Base, Japan, circa 1946.
Red Cross Headquarters MP on motorcycles, Adelaide, Australia, 1944
Red Cross Headquarters MP (military police) officers, Phil and Johnnie Pascucci, pose on MP motorcycles in Adelaide, Australia, in 1944.

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