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).
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.
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).
Beach in Southport, Australia, 1944
Photo of the beach in Southport, Australia, in 1944. People sit and lie under beach umbrellas.
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).
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.
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).
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).
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.
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).
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).
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!"
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).
Esther Gilbert aboard ship in Subic Bay, Philippines
Esther Gilbert stands aboard a ship with two servicemen at U.S. Naval Base Subic Bay, Philippines, in October 1945. (Photo taken from Esther Gilbert Scrapbook).
Esther Gilbert and Japanese child in the snow
Red Cross worker Esther Gilbert and a Japanese child stand in the snow in front of the Kanko Hotel in Akakura, Japan, in February 1946. Gilbert's skis and poles are stuck in the snow in front of them. (Photo taken from Esther Gilbert Scrapbook).
Esther Gilbert and Jean Ferguson in Sydney, Australia
Esther Gilbert (left) and fellow Red Cross worker Jean Ferguson stand in front of a chain link fence overlooking the ocean at Sublime Point in Sydney, Australia, in late July 1944. Both women wear the Red Cross military welfare winter uniform with military welfare overseas cap, and Gilbert also wears the Red Cross black leather overseas handbag. (Photo taken from Esther Gilbert Scrapbook).

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