This is a signed promotional photograph of Evelyn McGee, a vocalist with The International Sweethearts of Rhythm, an all female jazz band. The International Sweethearts of Rhythm played at The Dreamland Ballroom often during the 1940s.
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This is Eugene Sengstake's Long Short Snorter. A short snorter is a piece of paper money (as a dollar bill) endorsed by a member of an informal club, consisting of pilots, crew members, or passengers who has made a transoceanic flight, as a…
This is Eugene Sengstake's Beige Hat from World War 2. The beige color with golden-black piping indicates that he was a commissioned officer in World War 2. Eugene Wagner Sengstake Sr. of Lincoln, Nebraska, served in the 110th Medical Regiment and…
This is a monogrammed, zippered, leather toiletry kit belonging to Eugene Sengstake Sr. It includes a comb, soap box, shoe brush, shoehorn, trimming scissors, file, a picture frame, and loops to accommodate other items.
This is the front and back of a ten shillings Australian note, which is likely part of a short snorter, from the Eugene W. Sengstake Sr. collections. This collection is donated by Eugene Wagner Sengstake Jr. A short snorter is a banknote which was…
This item is a leather pocket Bible of Eugene Sengstake Sr., which he carried during World War II. This Bible also contains a prayer card from Holy Family Parish in Lincoln, NE, and additionally has Camp Robinson as the address. Prayers included are:…
Eugene Sengstake Sr.'s pilot wings that he wore during World War II when he was a B-24 pilot.
Eugene Wagner Sengstake Sr. of Lincoln, Nebraska, served in the 110th Medical Regiment and later as a B-24 pilot. Sengstake served in the U.S. Army Air…
This is Eugene Stengstake Sr's. hat worn in the military. It is a peaked cap made by Brooks in California. The hat is made of soft, green corduroy cloth, with a brown, leather visor.
Eugene Wagner Sengstake Sr. of Lincoln, Nebraska, served in the…