Black-and-white photograph of Morris and Sidney Legendre, captioned on back: “San Diego, Cal., Morris Legendre, Mrs. Edgar Palmer, her daughter, Sidney Legendre, on board the yacht 'Guinavere' on their trip around the world. March 10th '26.”
Photograph of Benito Mussolini participating in the ground breaking of the “Course Renaissance” in Rome, Italy. Captioned: “Rome says to the ground breaking for the demolition in the area where there will be the “Course Renaissance.”
Photograph of Mario Pansa posing with 'Rolfe Booth,' 'Johnny Guschen,' and 'Thea Cary,' in front of an airplane, at the race course in Sri Lanka, 1932. Captioned: “Rolfe Booth. Johnny Guschen. Thea Cary. The Race Course - 1932.“
A memorandum listing the real estate statistics for a Game Preserve, Parnassas, and Medway Plantation. [End page 1] An aerial photograph of Medway Plantation taken for real estate purposes. [End page 2] Real estate photographs of the Medway Plantation house and the ancient oak trees on the property. [End page 3] Real estate photographs of the Medway Plantation house. [End page 4]
Photograph of Romanian Foreign Affairs Minister, Mihai Antonescu, escorted through a train station by Mario Pansa and other unidentified military officials. The train station is draped with the flag of Fascist Italy.
Photograph of Romanian Foreign Affairs Minister, Mihai Antonescu, and Benito Mussolini overlooking a battlement, escorted by unidentified military officials.
Photograph of Romanian Foreign Affairs Minister, Mihai Antonescu, strolling with Benito Mussolini, escorted by Mario Pansa and other unidentified military officials in uniform.
Photograph of Mario Pansa with 'Pat,' 'The Captain,' 'Dee,' and 'Bruchlemeyer' on board the S.S. Conte Rosso, 1932. Captioned: “Pat the Captain. Dee and Bunchlemeyer. Ceylon 1932.“
Photograph of Mario Pansa and unidentified persons resting on the banks of a body of water. Captioned: “Dear Mario , I am sending you the two very bad photos I took of you - I had such a lovely time in Denmark [and] it was a joy to see you - Take care of yourself. Love Jo.“
Photograph of Mario Pansa, 'Monty,' 'Bettine,' and 'Dee' posing in front of a sail boat on the beach, 1933. Captioned: “Welagame. Monty. Bettine. Dee. 1933.“
Letter from Sidney Legendre to his wife, Gertrude Legendre, discussing the weather in Hawaii, their attempts at cooking, and the possibility of suing the government for seizing part of Medway Plantation. Sidney continues in his letter to list the letters he has written and ask her to identify which ones are missing and applaud her tirade against men.
Letter from Sidney Legendre to his wife, Gertrude Legendre, explaining his lack of transfer based on his skill set, advising her about her job, and day dreaming what their lives will be like after the war. Sidney continues in his letter to advise her on how to handle the possibility of renting Medway Plantation during the war.
Letter from Sidney Legendre to his wife, Gertrude Legendre, describing the events of his previous evening and his birthday, when they visited a new club on the beach and went swimming. Sidney continues in his letter to recount a story of them playing tennis with some friends, a ship that was recently sunk, and the new rules of the Bachelor Officers’ Quarters (BOQ) that prevented them from having supper that evening.
Letter from Sidney Legendre to his wife, Gertrude Legendre, commenting on the torrential rain thrashing Hawaii, requesting information about Medway Plantation, and discussing the battle of the Solomon Islands. Sidney continues in his letter to inform her of their potentially moving closer to the Navy base.
Photograph of Romanian Foreign Affairs Minister, Mihai Antenescu, excorted by unidentified military officials down a path flanked by Italian paramilitary organization, Opera Nazionale Balilla.
Photograph of Romanian Foreign Affairs Minister, Mihai Antonescu, escorted by unidentified military officials in uniform, down a path flanked by members of the Italian para-military group, Opera Nazionale Balilla.
Photograph of Romanian Foreign Affairs Minister, Mihai Antonescu, attended by Mario Pansa and other unidentified military officials, shaking hands with Benito Mussolini.
