Aviation Photo album: consisting of photos of military and mail services (36 items) and Ernie Pyle c.1928-32
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Boeing aircraft grouping consisting of 37 items, letter to Mrs. Pyle, photos and Boeing factory newsletters wartime.
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Ernie Pyle’s wartime pocket notebook # 1 which he kept handwritten expenses, records of articles submitted, people met and other notations.
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Ernie Pyle’s wartime pocket notebook # 2 which he kept handwritten expenses, records of articles submitted, people met and other notations.
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Ernie Pyle’s wartime pocket notebook # 3 which he kept handwritten expenses, records of articles submitted, people met and other notations.
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Ernie Pyle’s wartime pocket notebook # 4 which he kept handwritten expenses, records of articles submitted, people met and other notations.
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Ernie Pyle’s wartime pocket notebook # 5 which he kept handwritten expenses, records of articles submitted, people met and other notations.
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Ernie Pyle’s wartime pocket notebook # 6 which he kept handwritten expenses, records of articles submitted, people met and other notations.
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Ernie Pyle leather sun glass case with Pyle’s name.
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Ernie Pyle's pair of aviator’s sunglasses. The glasses may have been as well as the picture taken of his body on the battlefield shows a pair of identical sunglasses.
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Metal case for sun glasses. The metal case was made for Ernie Pyle on the USS Cabot by a sailor and is inscribed with Pyle’s name “USS Cabot” and the name of the sailor who made it.
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Postwar booklet. The booklet gives an account of the sailor that this exact case was in Ernie’s pocket when killed.
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Ernie Pyle’s olive colored beret worn during the campaign in France (documented by period photos of him wearing it there) with round war correspondent embroidered patch.
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Pair of green slip-on bullion embroidered War Correspondent shoulder straps.
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Photo album of prewar pictures, mostly of Ernie, a few of travels consisting of 143 photographs. Some are formal portraits and others family snapshots.
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Original telegram from James Forrestal, April 18, 1945, advising Mrs. Pyle of Ernie’s death.
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Copy of “Mules and Mountains” by Bill Mauldin inscribed from Mauldin to Ernie.
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Photo Album of Ernie at war consisting of 137 photographs. Pictures of Ernie at the front, North Africa, France, England, and the Pacific. Some are famous many appear to be unpublished. Also pictures of him on the set of the Film GI and a number with various Hollywood celebrities. One is a group photo of Generals Bradley, Eisenhower and Ernie signed by all three. Memorial pamphlet of his funeral service in the Pacific.
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Family Archive consisting of 1,429 items including prewar travel photos, newspaper clippings, wartime and postwar articles, original and copies of Ernie personal letters, bank statements, marriage documents, wills, legal documents, publishing and Hollywood contracts, condolence telegrams from friends and notables, prewar photos of travel in Alaska, and other personal papers of Ernie and his wife.
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Pack of cigarettes taken from his body and sent home
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Pack of cigarettes taken from his body and sent home
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Book, “Home Country 1947"
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Copy of “the Last Chapter “ 1946 with family inscriptions
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Copy of “Ernie Pyle in England” 1941 autographed with inscription to his sister in law.
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Copy of “Brave Men” 1943-44 signed by Ernie to his sister in law
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US Hawaii Marked “Short Snorter” dollar bill autographed by Ernie
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Pacific country bill
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Pacific country bill
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Period framed photo of the B-29 "The Ernie Pyle" in flight. Dedicated to Jerry Pile (Ernie's wife) "To Jerry Pyle In memory & admiration of Ernie from (signed name) & the Boeing gang at Wichita 5/22/45.
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Framed original British cartoon by famed English cartoonist Low which has an original ink dedication to Ernie "To Ernie Pyle with good wishes, Low" and also dedicated " To Hitler thank for the _____" the cartoon has a tear through its center from shrapnel which struck it during the London blitz.
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Plaque awarded to Pyle's family on the event of the 25th anniversary of his death.
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Original period photographer signed photo (from Pyle's home) showing Pyle and General Patton together.
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Original period photograph (from Pyle's home) showing Pyle with children in the South Pacific.
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Large Talburt Framed print “fear” from Ernie’s office.
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Large Framed photo of Ernie on Radio on CBS, from his office.
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