Items
Below are 50 random items from across all online collections.
Hastings Banner Published 1883
Hastings Banner Published 1883. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or…
Email from Stefania Melito in Italy recounting an interview with Giuseppe Pisano who witnessed James Dibble's crash
Email from Stefania Melito in Italy recounting an interview with Giuseppe Pisano who witnessed James Dibble's crash.
Hastings Banner Published 1988
Hastings Banner Published 1988. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note…
Nashville News Published 1955
Nashville News Published 1955. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.
Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, July 14, 1943
Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, July 14, 1943.
Capt. Charlie McCann's notes on the photo of his plane
Capt. Charlie McCann's notes on the photo of his plane discussing uniform, gear, armament and more
Hastings Banner Published 1941
Hastings Banner Published 1941. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note…
Example of a Vultee BT-13 Valiant James Dibble trained on.
Example of a Vultee BT-13 Valiant James Dibble trained on.
Letter from James in North Africa to his wife Maxine (Micky), 1943-03-22
Letter from James in North Africa to his wife Maxine (Micky).
Hastings Banner Published 1892
Hastings Banner Published 1892. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note…
Jack Hanton talking about flying through the Padula Valley back in 1943
Jack Hanton talking about flying through the Padula Valley back in 1943.
Hastings Banner Published 1953
Hastings Banner Published 1953. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note…
Letter from James in North Africa to his wife Maxine (Micky), 1943-05-22
Letter from James in North Africa to his wife Maxine (Micky).
Side 2 of the 125th Anniversary Library History Display
Part of the Library History display created by Diane Hawkins showcasing key events in the library over its 125 years.
Stan Wojcik's German POW ID Card
Stan Wojcik's German POW ID Card. Originally it was thought that Stan died when in fact it was James. Stan survived being shot down and was taken…
Nashville News Published 1890
Nashville News Published 1890. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.
Nashville News Published 1891
Nashville News Published 1891. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.
Letter from James before primary training to his parents, 1942
Letter from before primary training to his parents.
Hastings Banner Published 1951
Hastings Banner Published 1951. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note…
Nashville News Published 1961
Nashville News Published 1961. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.
Kids Playing with a Giant Connect Four Game
Children with a giant Connect Four game, one of several outdoor games set up at Thornapple Plaza celebrating the 125th anniversary of the Library.
Letter to James Dibble's parents about the High School memorial
Letter to James Dibble's parents about the High School memorial.
Hastings Banner Published 1936
Hastings Banner Published 1936. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note…
Librarian Barb Schondelmayer (Furrow)
Photograph of head librarian Barb Furrow, 1984-2007.
Nashville News Published 1887
Nashville News Published 1887. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.
Hastings Banner Published 1938
Hastings Banner Published 1938. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note…
Nashville News Published 1940
Nashville News Published 1940. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.
Hastings Banner Published 1927
Hastings Banner Published 1927. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note…
James with his father James and brother Bill at Philo Farm
James (left) with his father James and brother Bill at Philo Farm.
Hastings Banner Published 1986
Hastings Banner Published 1986. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note…
Hastings Banner Published 1961
Hastings Banner Published 1961. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note…
Hastings Banner Published 1982
Hastings Banner Published 1982. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note…
James Dibble at the Fleischmann Lab, NY
James Dibble (standing, left) at the Fleischmann Lab where he was sent from Chicago for training in yeast.
Hastings Banner Published 1862
Hastings Banner Published 1862. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or…
Hastings Banner Published 1933
Hastings Banner Published 1933. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note…
Letter from Maxine in Los Angeles, CA, to James' parents, 1943-01-18
Letter from Maxine in Los Angeles, CA, to James' parents.
Photo of other pilots, some of whom flew on August 30, 1943.
Photo of other pilots, some of whom flew on August 30, 1943. Left to right are Johnson (debriefing officer), Hurst (flew), Wineburg (flew, KIA),…
Encounter report from August 30, 1943 for the 27th Fighter Squadron
Encounter report from August 30, 1943 for the 27th Fighter Squadron.
Charles Schreffler and his Douglas A-1 Skyraider
Charles Schreffler and his Douglas A-1 Skyraider
Missing in action telegram for James Dibble received by his wife Maxine
Missing in action telegram for James Dibble received by his wife Maxine.
Letter from James in Santa Ana, CA during primary training to his parents, 1942-05-21
Letter from James in Santa Ana, CA during primary training to his parents.
Hastings Banner Published 1930
Hastings Banner Published 1930. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note…
Letter from Jim Dibble to Italian Investigative companies seeing assistance to investigate James Dibble's crash site
Letter from Jim Dibble to Italian Investigative companies seeing assistance to investigate James Dibble's crash site.
Nashville News Published 1874
Nashville News Published 1874. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.
Hastings Banner Published 1871
Hastings Banner Published 1871. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Have…
Hastings Banner Published 1922
Hastings Banner Published 1922. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note…
Report of investigation of James Dibble's death and reburial, with map
Report of investigation of James Dibble's death and reburial, with map.
The Dibble family at Barlow Lake
The Dibble family at Barlow Lake. Mother Estelle (standing), uncle Bob (sitting), brother Bill (left), James (right), and father James (kneeling).
Statement from Nicholas Sofol about Lt. Parlett, shot down on August 30, 1943
Statement from Stanton Opdahl about Lt. Woodard, shot down on August 30, 1943.
Newspaper article in the Nashville News from June 4, 1914 describing a train wreck near Gregg's Crossing, west of Nashville, MI, on May 28, 1914
Newspaper article in the Nashville News from June 4, 1914 describing a train wreck near Gregg's Crossing, west of Nashville, MI on May 28, 1914