Letter from Sidney Legendre to his wife, Gertrude Legendre, regarding the possibility of her joining him in Hawaii, ranting against the secrecy of her escaping German imprisonment, and regarding business affairs. Sidney continues in his letter to discuss plans for their children, the planting at Medway Plantation, and the dress business he started in Hawaii.
Letter from Sidney Legendre to his wife, Gertrude Legendre, congratulating her on her decision to not join the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps (WAACs), advising her to obtain a few air conditioning machines to combat the heat of Washington D.C., and reminiscing on time they spent in the Maine countryside with their beloved dog, Clippy. Sidney continues in his letter to speculate where they will travel after the war and describing the events of his average evening.
Letter from Sidney Legendre to his wife, Gertrude Legendre, regarding business affairs of Medway Plantation, recounting the drowning of a man and search for his body in the waters off the shore of Hawaii, thanking her for flowers she had sent him. Sidney continues in his letter to describe an evening he and Morris spent on the beach, looking at the stars, and lamenting the slow speed of the mail.
Letter from Sidney Legendre to his wife, Gertrude Legendre, describing a day he spent at the beach swimming and surfing, a beautiful house on a hill they had toured, and advising her on the business affairs of Medway Plantation.
Letter from Sidney Legendre to his wife, Gertrude Legendre, informing her of his brother, Armant’s, return to sea duty, recounting a story of a fight some of their tenants had the night before, and relaying the atmosphere of the continental United States as was told to him by a coworker who had just returned from leave.
Photograph of Romanian Foreign Affairs Minister, Mihai Antonescu, being presented a gift from an unidentified military official in uniform, while others look on. Mario Pansa is in uniform in the background of the photograph.
Photograph of Galeazzo Ciano and an unidentified member of the National Socialist Motor Corps conversing. Photographs taken by the “official photographer, Schmidtbauer,” a member of the “NSKK Bildbericht Sonderstaffel W,” a photography group incorporated within the National Socialist Motor Corps (NSKK).
Black-and-white photograph of Gertrude Legendre and Mary Sanford seated on the floor. Captioned on back: “Kurt Wentzel 1st seated above on left. Gertie Legendre & Mary Sanford on the floor.”
Photograph of Ethiopian natives receiving Italian officers on horseback. The Italians are holding the flag of Fascist Italy. Captioned: “The triumphant entry of the Italian flag.”
Photograph of an unidentified member of the National Socialist Motor Corps taking aim at a target. Photographs taken by the “official photographer, Schmidtbauer,” a member of the “NSKK Bildbericht Sonderstaffel W,” a photography group incorporated within the National Socialist Motor Corps (NSKK).
