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Blackwell, Robert (Interview transcript and video), 2004
Bob Blackwell served in the US Army Air Corps during World War II. He served as a ball turret gunner on a B-17 bomber with the 8th Air Force in Europe. His account covers his training, experiences in England, and flying missions over northern…
Blackwell's Bookshop, Oxford, England
Black and white photograph of a busy street view and storefront for Blackwell's, an Oxford family bookshop with a rich heritage dating back to 1879, located at 48 to 51 Broad Street in Oxford, England. Scanned from the negative.
Blackwell's Island Bridge
Black and white photograph of Blackwell's Island Bridge in the East River, New York City. Water damage is visible in the image, which was scanned from the negative.
Bladderball at Yale University
Black and white photograph of a group of students playing a game known as bladderball at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. The game was played by university students from 1954 until 1982 when it was finally banned by the university's…
Bladderball at Yale University
Black and white photograph of a group of students playing a game known as bladderball at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. The game was played by university students from 1954 until 1982 when it was finally banned by the university's…
Blair, Maybelle (Interview transcript and video), 2009
Maybelle Blair was born in 1927 in Longvale, California. Before joining the All American Girl's Baseball League she played baseball with her brothers at the age of nine and then later in 1942 at age twelve began playing organized softball. At about…
Blake, Dorothy
Miss Blake was a Radcliffe graduate and taught school at Union High School for 34 years. Miss Blake met both Woodrow Wilson and Howard Taft at the Lady's Literary Club. She also worked in the 1912 National campaign for women's suffrage movement.
Blanchard, Roy (Interview outline and video), 2007
Roy Eugene Blanchard was a WWI veteran who served in the Michigan National Guard – 126th Infantry Regiment on the Mexican border and in Europe. Roy's son, Clark, is conducting this interview in memory of his father. At 15 years old, Roy managed to…