"A Medium in Which I Seek Relief": Manuscripts of American Sailors 1919-1940Main MenuIntroductionPublication IntroductionTranscriptionsThe SailorsBeginning of PathThe ShipsBeginning of PathContext & AnalysisBeginning of PathSources / CitationsBeginning of PathAnnie Tummino3ab49bb2dc491ebce8f162f5757538b6789c8434
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12020-02-02T11:32:33-08:00Annie Tummino3ab49bb2dc491ebce8f162f5757538b6789c84343319511Van Horne Morris photos from time as a cadet, merchant mariner, and naval aviator.gallery2020-03-10T18:16:47-07:00Annie Tummino3ab49bb2dc491ebce8f162f5757538b6789c8434
1media/VHM009_thumb.jpg2019-10-31T04:11:28-07:00Van Horne Morris, Cadet4Van Horne Morris in San Juan, Puerto Ricomedia/VHM009.jpgplain2020-02-02T12:07:20-08:00Van Horne and Marion Morris Papers1937
1media/VHM003_thumb.jpg2019-10-30T16:20:06-07:00Second Mate4Caption on back: "2nd Mate Takes It Easy"media/VHM003.jpgplain2020-02-02T12:11:48-08:00Van Horne and Marion Morris Paperscirca 1940
1media/VHM007_thumb.jpg2019-10-30T16:22:54-07:00A.B. at Wheel3Caption on Back "A.B. at Wheel S/S Illinoian 1940"media/VHM007.jpgplain2020-02-02T12:09:16-08:00Van Horne and Marion Morris Papers1940
1media/VHM011_thumb.jpg2019-10-30T16:30:15-07:00Sailors in Penang3Caption on back: "American Sailors in 'Broadway Bar' Penang"media/VHM011.jpgplain2020-02-02T12:10:34-08:00Van Horne and Marion Morris Paperscirca 1940
1media/Morris_Gilmore_004_thumb.jpg2020-02-02T11:44:14-08:00Van Horne Morris, Aviator2Morris trained as a Naval Aviation Cadet, served on the USS Hornet during World War II, and then became a commercial airline pilot.media/Morris_Gilmore_004.jpgplain2020-02-02T11:45:08-08:00Van Horne and Marion Morris Papers
1media/VHM015_thumb.jpg2019-10-31T04:17:28-07:00Van Horne Morris, Cadet2Van Horne Morris in Ponta Delgada, Portugalmedia/VHM015.jpgplain2020-02-02T12:06:39-08:00Van Horne and Marion Morris Papers1937
1media/Morris_Gilmore_006_RC_thumb.jpg2020-02-02T11:35:19-08:00Van Horne and Marion Morris1The couple in in Norfolk, VA, where the USS Hornet was was docked prior to her departure for the war zones.media/Morris_Gilmore_006_RC.jpgplain2020-02-02T11:35:19-08:00Van Horne and Marion Morris Papers1942