Esther Gilbert Scrapbook
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- Navy 3964 Quonset huts, Tacloban, Philippines
- Photo of the Quonset huts that served as the officers mess at the 3964 Naval Shore Facility in Tacloban, Leyte, Philippines, as seen from above in 1945. In the distance, a sailboat and four military vessels float in the bay. (Photo taken from Esther Gilbert Scrapbook).
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- Street in Yokohama, Japan
- A view from above of a street in Yokohama, Japan, in late 1945, showing rubble and buildings damaged by air raids. There are many people in the street, including a large number of U.S. sailors. (Photo taken from Esther Gilbert Scrapbook).
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- Quonset hut post office, Tacloban, Philippines
- Front view of the Quonset huts that served as the fleet post office in Tacloban, Leyte, Philippines, in 1945. (Photo taken from Esther Gilbert Scrapbook).
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- Navy ships in inner bay, Tacloban, Philippines
- View from above of the inner bay in Tacloban, Leyte, Philippines, in 1945, showing dozens of military ships as well as smaller traditional boats in the bay. (Photo taken from Esther Gilbert Scrapbook).
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- Esther Gilbert in Bay Bay, Philippines
- Esther Gilbert sits in the grass in Bay Bay, Leyte, Philippines, in 1945, while local children behind her look on. (Photo taken from Esther Gilbert Scrapbook).
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- Esther Gilbert in front of jeep, Bay Bay, Philippines
- Red Cross member Esther Gilbert poses beside a jeep parked in a grove of tropical trees in Bay Bay, Leyte, Philippines, in 1945. A note in the scrapbook reads, "Tacloban finery." (Photo taken from Esther Gilbert Scrapbook).
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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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- Red Cross club at Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
- The exterior of the Red Cross club in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, in 1945. According to Esther Gilbert, this facility, surrounded by tropical trees, was typical of Red Cross clubs in the Pacific. (Photo taken from Esther Gilbert Scrapbook).
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- Serviceman in front of B-17, Tachikawa Army Air Base, circa 1946
- A serviceman poses in front of a B-17 at Tachikawa Army Air Base, Japan, circa 1946.
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- Tea hour in Brisbane, Australia, 1944
- Three women, seen from above, enjoy tea hour outside of the Queenscliff Red Cross facility in Brisbane, Australia, in November 1944.
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- Red Cross workers sit on a tarmac in Australia
- Five Red Cross workers in fatigues sit on a bench on a tarmac in front of an airplane while in Australia in November 1944. The women, stationed at the U.S. Pacific Theater headquarters in Noumea, New Caledonia, appear to be wearing the WAC (Women's Army Corps) summer work uniform with the Red Cross overseas cap. The Red Cross was authorized to be issued army uniforms and supplies when needed. (Photo taken from Esther Gilbert Scrapbook).
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- Ginny Bowman in Brisbane, Australia
- Ginny Bowman sits on a balcony railing in Brisbane, Australia, in October 1944. She and Esther Gilbert ran the nurse and Red Cross rest billets in Baysmere and Queenscliff. Bowman wears a khaki shirt and slacks with boots, possibly the WAC (Women's Army Corps) summer work uniform. Red Cross workers were authorized to be issued army uniforms and equipment when necessary. (Photo taken from Esther Gilbert Scrapbook).
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- View from Baysmere Red Cross rest billet, Brisbane, Australia
- A view overlooking the river from Baysmere Red Cross and nurse rest billet in Brisbane, Australia, as seen in October 1944. Several vessels and the Stoney bridge can be seen. (Photo taken from Esther Gilbert Scrapbook).
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- Esther Gilbert, Peg Graveur, and Colonel Martin, South Australia
- Esther Gilbert (right) poses with Peg Graveur and Colonel Martin outside of the Red Cross service club in Adelaide, Australia, in August 1944. Gilbert, who served as assistant director of the club, and Graveur wear the Red Cross military welfare winter uniform. (Photo taken from Esther Gilbert Scrapbook).
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- Esther Gilbert with koalas, 1944
- Esther Gilbert poses with two koalas in Brisbane, Australia, while waiting for assignment in July 1944.
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- Esther Gilbert at desk
- Esther Gilbert sits at her desk in the office where she worked as the assistant director of the Red Cross service club in Adelaide, Australia, in July 1944. On the left, a secretary stands at the front desk. A poster hanging on the right side of Gilbert's desk identifies the "American Red Cross in Australia." (Photo taken from Esther Gilbert Scrapbook).
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- Red Cross workers at Stuartholme school
- A group of Red Cross workers pose on the steps of Stuartholme, a Catholic school for girls in Brisbane, Australia, that served as home of the 42nd General Hospital in July 1944. (Photo taken from Esther Gilbert Scrapbook).
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- Esther Gilbert with gas mask in Brisbane, Australia
- Esther Gilbert, in the Red Cross military welfare winter uniform, poses with ETO (European Theater of Operations) combat gear including a helmet and gas mask in July 1944. (Photo taken from Esther Gilbert Scrapbook).
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- 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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- 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.
