"Third War Loan Bombers Christened."

"Birmingham and Alabama Negroes put hundreds of thousands of dollars into War Bonds during the Third War Loan Drive and climaxed their War Bond sales programs with launching of Liberator bombers at the Bechtel-McCone-Parsons modification plant in Birmingham. The Julius Ellsberry (top scene) was...

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Format:	Electronic
Published:	Alabama Department of Archives and History
Subjects:	Alabama Photographs and Pictures
Online Access:	http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photo/id/21415

format	Electronic
collection	Alabama Photographs and Pictures Collection
building	Alabama Department of Archives and History
publisher	Alabama Department of Archives and History
topic	Alabama Photographs and Pictures
spellingShingle	Alabama Photographs and Pictures "Third War Loan Bombers Christened."
fulltopic	Alabama Photographs and Pictures Tuskegee Airmen; African Americans; African Americans--Military service; Airplanes; Soldiers; Transportation; World War, 1939-1945--Economic & industrial aspects; World War, 1939-1945--Home front; World War, 1939-1945--Military personnel; World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects; Birmingham (Ala.); Jefferson County (Ala.)
description	"Birmingham and Alabama Negroes put hundreds of thousands of dollars into War Bonds during the Third War Loan Drive and climaxed their War Bond sales programs with launching of Liberator bombers at the Bechtel-McCone-Parsons modification plant in Birmingham. The Julius Ellsberry (top scene) was dedicated by the Jefferson County Negro Division, which totaled more than $1,000,000 in War Bond sales, to the memory of the first Negro from the county to lose his life in World War I. Taking part were, left to right: Standing, L. K. Shivery, Florence Ellsberry, A. G. Gaston, Mrs. A. G. Gaston, Oscar W. Adams, C. J. Greene, W. D. Hargrove, Robert Durr, Mrs. Ruth Jackson Odum. Kneeling, S. J. Bennett, H. D. Coke, E. O. Jackson, Dr. F. D. Patterson. The Tuskegee Institute was christened by a group from the institute and Army Air Base including: Left section, T. M. Campbell, Dr. E. H. Dibble, Victor C. Turner, N. Kollock, Lt. Carl B. Taylor, Lt. Rose. Right section, Henry Sims, Tuskegee President F. D. Patterson; Mrs. A. G. Gaston, both of Birmingham; and Capt. Roscoe P. Burton."
spelling	Q0000062254Q62254"Third War Loan Bombers Christened.""Birmingham and Alabama Negroes put hundreds of thousands of dollars into War Bonds during the Third War Loan Drive and climaxed their War Bond sales programs with launching of Liberator bombers at the Bechtel-McCone-Parsons modification plant in Birmingham. The Julius Ellsberry (top scene) was dedicated by the Jefferson County Negro Division, which totaled more than $1,000,000 in War Bond sales, to the memory of the first Negro from the county to lose his life in World War I. Taking part were, left to right: Standing, L. K. Shivery, Florence Ellsberry, A. G. Gaston, Mrs. A. G. Gaston, Oscar W. Adams, C. J. Greene, W. D. Hargrove, Robert Durr, Mrs. Ruth Jackson Odum. Kneeling, S. J. Bennett, H. D. Coke, E. O. Jackson, Dr. F. D. Patterson. The Tuskegee Institute was christened by a group from the institute and Army Air Base including: Left section, T. M. Campbell, Dr. E. H. Dibble, Victor C. Turner, N. Kollock, Lt. Carl B. Taylor, Lt. Rose. Right section, Henry Sims, Tuskegee President F. D. Patterson; Mrs. A. G. Gaston, both of Birmingham; and Capt. Roscoe P. Burton."1943 October 101940-1949Tuskegee Airmen; African Americans; African Americans--Military service; Airplanes; Soldiers; Transportation; World War, 1939-1945--Economic & industrial aspects; World War, 1939-1945--Home front; World War, 1939-1945--Military personnel; World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects; Birmingham (Ala.); Jefferson County (Ala.)Still image; TextNewspapersBirmingham Age-Herald37.2835v637Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishThis material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.600 PPI TIFFhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photo/id/21415
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"Third War Loan Bombers Christened."

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