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Clothing Store Sale - Korean War Home Movies

Home movies shot by Lieutenant Daniel Karp during his service in the Air Force in the Korean War. Karp was mainly stationed in Japan, where he ran clothing and shoe stores at Ashiya Air Base. This film shows the operation of the store, a sale at the store, the AMC Clothing Manual #67-5, and the PX. It starts by showing pages from the manual, then follows a soldier as he walks around the base and into the clothing store. Store workers (both Japanese civilians and American soldiers) help the man find the clothes he needs, he tries them on and they check the fit.

Korean War Home Movies by Charles Spurlin

Home movies taken during the Korean War by American soldier Charles Spurlin, exact date unknown, c. 1951-1953. Most of this reel was taken from a moving vehicle and is fast-moving and jumpy. It shows the Korean countryside, local residents going about daily life, and activities at an unidentified military base. There are a couple of glimpses of military airplanes flying overhead. The quality of this footage varies from fair to good.

Map of a Proposed Military Base in Morgan County, Missouri

A map titled "Map of Morgan County in the Central Mineral and Coal Fields of Missouri." The map shows mines, mills, schools, churches, businesses, rivers, creeks, roads, railroads, and other details. The map has been annotated to show a camp site, infantry range, maneuver area, and artillery range just southwest of Versailles, Missouri. Missouri Route 5, 52, and 135 are highlighted in pencil. Handwriting on the back reads: "Senatorial Papers of Harry S. Truman. Nat. Def. Projects-In Missouri-April 1941. Ltr. of June 27, 1941."

Map of the Proposed Boundaries of Fort Leonard Wood

A map of Pulaski County, Missouri. The map shows roads, schools, gates, caves, lakes, tourist camps and resorts, churches, blocked roads, sinks, springs, airway beacons, and other points of interest. Also included are tables describing the type and number of tourist accommodations, a description of large caves, the locations of scenic and recreational areas, and a description of the maximum flow of large springs. Red pencil markings outline the proposed boundaries of Fort Leonard Wood. The back of this piece contains unrelated articles.

Map of the Jefferson Barracks Military Post in Lemay, Missouri

A 1943 map of the Jefferson Barracks Military Post in Lemay, Missouri. The map shows post boundary lines, railroads, roads, bridges, buildings, fences, U.S. river gauges, U.S. geological benchmarks, and other details. The map has been annotated to show the proposed post-World War II reorganization of the facility. The handwritten annotations describe the areas highlighted in color pencil.