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Julia M. Jackson Woods scrapbook, 1942-1947
This scrapbook was created by Julia M. Jackson Woods (1911-2000), an African American woman from Louisville, Kentucky, who enlisted in the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) in November 1942. The scrapbook contains greeting cards, newspaper clippings, and ephemera from Woods' service, as well as more than 20 insignia and patches collected from various units, including her own sergeant stripes. The scrapbook documents the social side of military base life - cards from USO groups and friends, marriages, dances, and other interracial interactions between otherwise segregated regiments stationed at the same bases. A few items at the end of the volume relate to Woods' postwar life in Louisville.
Woods served in the all-Black 32nd Post Headquarters Company of the WAAC. She did much of her training at Fort Huachuca, Arizona, near the Mexican border; she also served stints in Des Moines, Iowa and Midland, Texas. A clipping on one of the initial pages of the scrapbook notes that Jackson was one of Louisville's first volunteers to join the WAAC. She was discharged on August 14, 1943. After the United States Congress authorized the creation of the Women's Army Corps (WAC), she enlisted in the WAC on May 1, 1944. She ultimately reached the rank of sergeant and served in the military police force. The Army discharged her on December 24, 1945. After her service, she married Thomas Harry Woods (1914-1961) and was hired as the head of the all-Black Western Kentucky Vocational Training School Department of Cosmetology in Paducah, Kentucky, by 1946. -
Scrapbook page with memorailia from 1923 Derby
Scrapbook page featuring souvenirs and memorabilia from the 1923 Kentucky Derby. Items on the page include the Derby Dinner menu at the Brown Hotel; a Club House return check from 1925; a ticket to the Ladies Clubhouse, and two photographs of the horse race. -
Frank Russell on top of stave mill, ca. 1911
Frank Russell atop a heading at a stave mill-- possibly Clay City. -
Toska Russell and "Sis," 1902
"Sis" and Toska play outside at the family's first home in Clay City. "Sis" is assumed to be the daughter of the hired help. -
South Dakota Chicken Hunt, 1908
Frank Russell (pictured on the right) along with a R. B. Moore, hunt chickens in South Dakota, 25 miles north of Clark. The men are pictures with their dogs, Nell and Bob. -
Frank Russell in front of Clay City National Bank Building, ca. 1903
Frank Russell pictured with two other men named Ramsey and Cox in front of the Clay City National Bank, ca. 1903. Frank would later be Director of the Lincoln Bank and Trust Co., U. S. Trust Co., and the Winchester Bank. -
Hobart Russell on horse, 1903.
Hobart atop a horse in 1903. -
Lilian Russell on duck hunting trip, 1904
On a duck hunting trip with Frank in January of 1904, Lilian is seen here with a rifle off the Florida coast. -
Frank Russell on duck hunting trip, 1904
On a duck hunting trip with Lilian in January of 1904, Frank is seen here with a rifle off the Florida coast. -
Russell Family Carriage Ride, 1905
"Pop" (Frank), "Ellie" (Lilian), Tox, and Hobart are photographed in May of 1905 on a carriage ride, pulled by the family horse named "Decker." -
The Clay City Baseball Team, 1903
Photograph of members of the Clay City Baseball team. -
Charley, Al, and the Cows
Domestic help Charley and Al are pictures with the family's cows. This undated photograph was taken in front of the carriage house of the Russell's Peterson Avenue home. -
Coney Island, 1899
Image taken of two unidentified boys on the beaches of Coney Island. -
Five faces of Hobart Russell
Five undated images of Hobart Russell with various props and poses. -
Springtime picnic in Estill County, KY., 1896
A picnic scene outside of the Estill County iron furnace on April 26, 1896. Pictures on the far left is Lilian's brother, Arthur, next to an unidentified woman who stands next to Frank and Lilian Russell. -
Below the Falls of the Niagara, 1911
Captured in September of 1911 this image shows members of the Russell Family posed below the Falls of the Niagara. The caption on the back reads: from left to right- Frank, Tox, Lilian, Joyce, Hobart, Kent, JBH, N, and Le. -
Hobart Russell Driving, ca. 1915
This undated image shows Hobart (Hobit) Russel; getting ready to take his mother(Lilian Russell) and his sister Joyce for a car ride. -
Sunny day tricycle ride, 1911
The Russell's youngest daughter, Joyce. She is pictured here in 1911 at age three on a tricycle, parasol in hand. -
Havana, Cuba, 1905.
This snapshot was captured on a 1905 trip to Cuba. The photo captures the happenings and people of Obispo Street. -
Wedding portrait, 1895
Married on August 17, 1895, this photograph shows Lilian M. Stitzel and Frank B. Russell on their wedding day. Lillian would have been 22 when this photo was taken and Frank was 26.