From the Belcher (Granville W. and Mary Caroline) Letters. William H. Dickinson writes to his aunt Mary Caroline Belcher on 30 January 1863 about conditions in camp and his recent activities. 7" x 9"
Oral history.; Mr. King T. Evans was born on March 19, 1913 near Uniontown, Alabama, in Perry County. In 1925, Mr. Evans moved to Mississippi with his parents. His father was a mechanic and farmer. For a brief period, Mr. Evans attended the...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Eddie Germano. A child-sized elephant dressed in one-piece pajamas lies on his stomach on the floor before a lit fireplace and next to a decorated Christmas tree. The elephant is writing a...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Vic Runtz. A Soviet soldier holding a machine gun patrols in Prague, Czechoslovakia, and shivers in the cold. The city silhouette can be seen under a starry sky, and "Noel, Noel" rises from the...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Vic Runtz. A woman wearing a fringed shawl is looking through the greeting cards in a store that is decorated for Christmas. Nearby on a store counter beside a cash register is a stack of...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Vic Runtz. President Richard Nixon, wearing a Santa suit and beard, flies a sleigh in the sky over Vietnam. The front seat of the sleigh, where Nixon sits, is labeled "Nixon de-escalation...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eddie Germano. An American soldier and Ho Chi Minh are in the jungle of Vietnam. The American is looking carefully around a tree. Above him are Christmas decorations, and a Christmas stocking...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eddie Germano. Lyndon Johnson, dressed in one-piece pajamas, is opening Christmas presents. Robert Kennedy is depicted as a Jack-in-the-box with the name "Bobbin' Bobby" popping out of the box...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A man labeled "Congress" is standing behind his desk, dusting it off with a whisk broom. A piece of paper that has been swept away has the words, "Flurry of action on major...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A man with a globe for a head wears a military uniform and is standing in the open hatch of a tank. He is labeled, "Unwise world" and looks through a pair of binoculars at...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A turtle carrying a satchel labeled, "Congress," is walking by mile marker stones that read, "Christmas...Thanksgiving." In the distance is the U.S. Capitol. The cartoon caption...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. An elephant dressed as Santa Claus is riding in a sleigh pulled by reindeer as they fly over homes. Large sacks are in the sleigh and are labeled, "Tax cuts for one and...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Apollo 8 flies through space on its way from Earth to the moon. Many planets and other celestial bodies are shown against the expanse of space. In the upper foreground is a...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Ayotollah Ruhollah Khomeini sits cross-legged on a floor with his back to a wall on which are many hash marks that mark the passage of days during the Iran Hostage Crisis. He...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Louisiana governor Edwin Edwards is dressed as Santa Claus and is driving his sleigh through the night sky. In his sleigh is a large bag labeled, "Teachers-state employes [sic:...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran, is next to a large globe on a stand. He is spinning it around. Above the globe is "A spot someplace." The cartoon caption reads, "All I want...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Santa Claus drives his sleigh and reindeer across the sky with a huge moon in the background. Below is the Apollo 8 rocket hooked by cables to a launch tower. A sign reads,...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by John Knudsen. A very battered dove labeled "Christmas truce" wears a sling labeled "79 violations" and walks with a crutch. Its neck is twisted into a knot, and it is bandaged all over its...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by John Stampone. The skeletal forearm and hand of the Grim Reaper extend from the upper right of the cartoon, holding a sheet of paper titled "Vietnam casualties." In the foreground is Vietnam,...
From the AAEC Editorial Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Santa Claus flies a biplane and waves. A wreath is on the plane's rudder. The cartoon caption is "Merry Christmas," formed from the plane's exhaust.
