Name/Title
Spalsbury: #29 Letters Home August 1, 1943Entry/Object ID
2021.2.273A-BScope and Content
Postcard Home from Pvt. Robert C. Spalsbury-17135556, STAR Unit 3906, 1905 Lincoln Avenue, Pasadena, California to his parents Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Spalsbury, 806 South Eleventh Street, Saint Joseph, Missouri. Post Marked AUG 1 1943, 7:30 PM, Los Angeles, Calif., free postage, no stamp.
Robert has moved from basic training at Camp Callan, CA to ASTP (Army Specialized Training Program).Context
Sunday Morning
Dear Folks - 2 other guys and I slept last night in the basement of a Christian Church here. Last night saw Jimmy Dorsey and Orchestra at the Palladium. Attended (free) a 30-minute radio show - "Command Performance" - at C.B.S. Studios. Katherine Hepburn was master of ceremonies; also on it were Ted Lewis, Meredith Wilson, Katherine Grayson and others. -Strolled up and down Hollywood Boulevard this morn. Am at the U.S.O. now.Collection
Marshall WhiteLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Postcard, PictureNomenclature Primary Object Term
PostcardNomenclature Sub-Class
Writing MediaNomenclature Class
Written Communication T&ENomenclature Category
Category 06: Tools & Equipment for CommunicationArchive Items Details
Title
Postcard Home from Pvt. Robert C. Spalsbury-17135556, STAR Unit 3906, 1905 Lincoln Avenue, Pasadena, California to his parents Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Spalsbury, 806 South Eleventh Street, Saint Joseph, Missouri. Post Marked AUG 1 1943, 7:30 PM, Los Angeles, Calif., free postage, no stamp. Robert has moved from basic training at Camp Callan, CA to ASTP (Army Specialized Training Program).Description
While on a weekend pass in Los Angeles from training in Pasadena, Robert wrote a note home.Dimensions
Height
3-1/2 inWidth
5-1/2 inCondition
Overall Condition
Very GoodRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Robert C. Spalsbury
