Items
Below are 50 random items from across all online collections.
Members of the Women's Club in Period Dress
In February, 1900, the members of the Hastings Women�s Club met to celebrate the �End of a Century.� Ten came dressed in the fashion popular in one of…
Newspaper clipping announcing a tribute to war dead at Hastings High School
Newspaper clipping announcing a tribute to war dead at Hastings High School.
Barry County Plat Maps - 1873
Color scans of the City of Hastings and all Townships and Villages in Barry County for 1873. Images include:Assyria Township Baltimore Township Barry…
Flying Training Report on James Dibble, 1942-12-03
Flying Training Report on James Dibble, 1942-12-03
Hastings Banner Published 1874
Hastings Banner Published 1874. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.Note…
Notes from George Smith clarifying events of August 30, 1943
Notes from George Smith clarifying events of August 30, 1943.
Nashville News Published 1880
Nashville News Published 1880. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.
Letter from James at Muroc Air Force base (now Edwards), CA to his parents, 1943-01-16
Letter from James at Muroc Air Force base (now Edwards), CA to his parents.
Nashville News Published 1916
Nashville News Published 1916. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.
Nashville News Published 1894
Nashville News Published 1894. 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, June 20 to June 24, 1943
Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, June 20 to June 24, 1943.
P-38 pilot Capt. Charlie McCann
P-38 pilot Capt. Charlie McCann (left), Tech Sgt. Gene Pillar the crew chief, and "Lady Beverly", McCann's plane named for his sweetheart and eventual…
Letter from James in North Africa to his parents, 1943-06-18
Letter from James in North Africa to his parents.
Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, July 23, 1943
Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, July 23, 1943.
Hastings Banner Published 1991
Hastings Banner Published 1991. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note…
Letter to Maxine Dibble with options for bringing James Dibble back to the U. S. for burial
Letter to Maxine Dibble with options for bringing James Dibble back to the U. S. for burial.
Hastings Banner Published 2007
Hastings Banner Published 2007. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note…
James' crash site in the Padula Valley, Italy, now a farm field.
James' crash site in the Padula Valley, Italy, as identified by the Salerno Private Investigator.
Letter from James in Santa Ana, CA during primary training to his mother, 1942-05-10
Letter from James in Santa Ana, CA during primary training to his mother.
Example of a North American AT-6 James Dibble trained on.
Example of a North American AT-6 James Dibble trained on. This was an advanced training plane.
Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, June 10, 1943
Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, June 10, 1943.
Letter from James in King City, CA during primary training to his brother Bill in Chicago, 1942-07-13
Letter from James in King City, CA during primary training to his brother Bill in Chicago, IL.
Pilots of the 94th Fighter Squadron
Pilots of the 94th Fighter Squadron
Excerpts from The Reminder recapping articles from the Banner and discussing changes to the memorial fountain over the years
Excerpts from The Reminder recapping articles from the Banner and discussing changes to the memorial fountain over the years.
Nashville News Published 1876
Nashville News Published 1876. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.
Pilot Capt. Charlie McCann flying his P-38 "Lady Beverly"
Pilot Capt. Charlie McCann flying his P-38 "Lady Beverly"
Hastings Banner Published 1954
Hastings Banner Published 1954. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note…
Hastings Banner Published 1886
Hastings Banner Published 1886. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note…
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 1955
Hastings Banner Published 1955. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note…
Hastings Banner Published 1903
Hastings Banner Published 1903. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note…
Nashville News Published 1917
Nashville News Published 1917. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.
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 1918
Hastings Banner Published 1918. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note…
Republican (Hastings) Banner Published 1859
Republican (Hastings) Banner Published 1859. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or…
Newspaper clipping of the Chico Flying School Review Parade, date unknown
Newspaper clipping showing flying school trainees in review before the base commander. James Dibble is somewhere in the upper picture. He included…
Hastings Banner Published 1958
Hastings Banner Published 1958. 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 parents, 1943-05-30
Letter from James in North Africa to his parents.
Hastings Banner Published 1864
Hastings Banner Published 1864. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note…
1st Fighter Group Journal including August 30, 1943
1st Fighter Group Journal for August 30, 1943.
Nashville News Published 1888
Nashville News Published 1888. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.
Account by James Dibble after his plane was badly damaged and lost an engine on a mission in Italy, August 9, 1943
Account by James Dibble after his plane was badly damaged and lost an engine on a mission in Italy, August 9, 1943. Introduction by Jim Dibble,…
Hastings Banner Published 1880
Hastings Banner Published 1880. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or…
Nashville News Published 1882
Nashville News Published 1882. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.
Statement from Walter Pitman about Lt. Rigney, shot down on August 30, 1943
Statement from Walter Pitman about Lt. Rigney, shot down on August 30, 1943.
Nashville News Published 1875
Nashville News Published 1875. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.
Hastings Banner Published 1916
Hastings Banner Published 1916. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note…
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…
Hastings Banner Published 1960
Hastings Banner Published 1960. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note…
Hastings Public Library Celebrates 125 Years Newspaper Article
Newspaper article celebrating the 125th anniversary of the Hastings Public Library.