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[WASHINGTON -- CENTRALIA COLLEGE PHOTOS]. [OLIVER, Ellis (Ed) & WASSON, Joyce (Asst Ed)].Biblio.com

Centralia Junior College 1937-1938 Yearbook with 140 silver gelatin photos tipped-in including the opening night premiere of Disney’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs at the Fox Theatre.

1938ref. 52020Centralia WA: Centralia Junior College 1938. Folio. 36 pp unpaginated w/ text printed on cream-coloured laid paper w/ 140 original silver gelatin photos mounted and each w/ printed text below or beside the image. Black textured softcovers yapp edges punch sewn at gutter margin w/ black silk ribbon slight shelfwear very slight bumping to lower corners still VG copy. First edition of this remarkable yearbook published during the Great Depression when the enrollment and staffing numbers at the Centralia Junior College located at the time on the third floor of Centralia High School had fallen dangerously low. The photos reveal hazing rituals sporting events dances theatre productions as well as an extended ski trip to Mt. Rainier with photos of skiers ski jumping and the members at the time. Of particular interest is the group of 12 photographs showing the opening night of Disney’s Snow White at the Fox Theatre in downtown Centralia hosted by the Men’s Club with the organizers in costume and photos taken during the running of the film and carefully mounted in sequence inside the yearbook. Founded in 1925Centralia Junior College began with 15 students and 6 instructors with not tuition and by 1929 the enrollment had expanded to 133 students and offered courses in many areas but as a result of the Great Depression enrollment plunged and the college nearly bankrupt because the banks had failed. Dean Margaret Corbet asked each of the staff members what they could survive on and business leaders in Centralia acted as loan guarantors to keep the College scraping by for a few years. Worldcat locates 1 copy. Centralia Junior College, paperback

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[World War II]. Joyce, Fred NBiblio.com

Collection of Photographs and a Few Documents Relating to the Military Service of Fred N. Joyce During World War II

1947ref. 2580Camp Lee Va. and various locations in and around Fukuoka Japan 1947. Very good. Sixty-four vernacular photographs and five professional photographic postcards between 2.25 x 2 inches and 8.75 x 11 inches plus two documents and a canceled check. Minor occasional wear to images. A small but informative archive of photographs and documents pertaining to Private Fred N. Joyce's service in Occupied Japan at the conclusion of the Second World War. Joyce served in the Third Platoon of the 93rd Quartermaster Training Company stationed at Camp Hakata in Kyushu Japan. The two documents present here include a "Letter of Merit" given to Joyce while in training at Camp Lee Virginia in August 1946 and his "Honorable Discharge" granted in November 1947. Between those dates Joyce spent his short career in Japan documented with over sixty candid shots some of which are captioned in manuscript on the verso. The vernacular shots show a variety of subjects and settings including American serviceman on base at work and play in both Virginia and Japan portraits of Joyce's fellow soldiers numerous street scenes in Japan one manuscript caption reads "One of the modern Jap theatres on Main Street in Fukuoka" elevated views of the city of Fukuoka one taken from the Red Cross Building a shot of three Japanese "Janitors that work here in Battalion Headquarters" and other locals an image of Joyce with several Japanese children captioned on the verso "'Me' and some other little 'Japs'" and more. Three of the largest images present here are aerial photographs of Camp Hakata one with numerous buildings captioned in manuscript in the image area and keyed to a printed list on the verso. The other larger photograph is a professional group photograph of Joyce's Third Platoon with all members identified. Six commercial photographic postcards round out the collection which depict scenes in Japan with English printed captions beneath the images. unknown