Original Caption: Meeting in Paris after a two-year separation, Lt. Col. Barney Oldfield and his wife, Cpl. Vada M. Oldfield, initiate their reunion by signing each other’s “short snorters” in the …

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18.12.2024

The Six Triple Eight Link Roundup – The Unwritten Record

In 1945, the U.S. Government faced low morale and growing frustration over undelivered mail amongst those serving in Europe. It was decided the large backlog of undistributed mail would be dealt wi…

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11.01.2025

Remembering President Jimmy Carter – The Unwritten Record

This post was created in collaboration with Sarah Bseirani, Archivist, and Hilda Gitchell, Archives Technician, in the Still Picture Branch. Former President Jimmy Carter passed away on December 29…

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Spotlight: Matthew Henson, Explorer – The Unwritten Record

Matthew Henson was an African American explorer most known for accompanying Robert Peary on multiple expeditions to the Arctic, and in 1909 they claimed to be the first team to reach the North Pole…

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Short Snorts, Long Legacies: The World War II Club of the “Short Snorters” – The Unwritten Record

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