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Jimmie talks about sending silver from Algiers back home. He is trying to find a present in Sicily to send home.

Jimmie talks about the 1st Division losing 25 bags of mail. Jimmie talks about how the people are picking almonds and it reminds him of home.

Jimmie talks about the delay in mail.

Jimmie thinks that V-Mail will get home faster than regular letters. Jimmie talks about his impression of Sicily.

Jimmie talks about getting fresh food to eat. He talks about living in a house in Sicily.

Jimmie talks about his friends in the outfit. Jimmie talks about being put in the 16th Infantry Regiment, part of the 1st Division. He says that he's in a combatant outfit. Jimmie learned to float in the Mediterranean Sea

He tells his mother that he is in North Africa. He talks about the Arabs and what they look like and wear.

Jimmie tells his mother about conditions in North Africa. He mentions the news of coal strikes back home.

Jimmie talks about the delay in mail both ways. Jimmie tells his mother that Africa is very different from the U.S.

Jimmie talks about swimming in the Mediterranean Sea and thinnking of home. He says that canned food gets tiresome.

Jimmie says that he is in England. He says that he expects to see Jack Rich and his cousin Clara soon.

Jimmie describes the spring. He watches the birds build their nests. He mentions how some people he knows have been to New Caledonia and there isn't much there. He concludes his letter by saying that he hopes the girls will be spending time in the…

Jimmie says that after the war is over, he's going to take a month off and loaf. He says that he is well, but very busy.

Jimmie talks about getting Valentine cards from Nancy. Jimmie talks about the things he would like to do in England, but doesn't have the time to.

Jimmie talks about the Thanksgiving meal he had. He talks about the kitten that he has been living with which he has named Jimmie.

Jimmie tells his mother that he wishes she could get more gas so that she could come and go as often as she wants. He tells her that he is doing fine and that they should take care of themselves.

Jimmie tells his mother that he is sending a little silver box from a lady he met. He says that he hopes his mother and Nancy are planning to spend the summer at the farm.

Jimmie talks about the four-day leave he just returned from with Jack Rich in London. He talks about getting a package from his mother and from Bob.

Jimmie talks about the delay in mail. And hopes that his brother, Bob, can stay stationed in the U.S. for a while longer.

UVA Verse VPI Football Game

Utility Wires near a Signal Tower

Handwritten speech given by Boucher about the development of broadband internet

This is a mailing list for the engineering students going on the USSR trip.

This letter from W. A. Blackwell informs Doug Burton that because of his good academic standing at Virginia Tech, he had been chosen to go on the Spring 1979 trip to the USSR. The letter informed him that the trip was still pretty indefinite at that…

This letter from W. A. Blackwell informs Doug Burton that he had been officially selected to go on the USSR Engineering trip and that he would be expected to spend about $250.

This is the itinerary of the College of Engineering USSR trip, detailing the activities the students would do each day.

USS Mississippi undergoing modernization at the Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia

USS Arizona tied up at the Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia

Ushers, Roanoke Passenger Station

Use of a Spring

Handwritten speech given by Boucher about the plan for developing and regulating technology in the US

US Naval Academy

US Capitol

Press Print - V.P.I. Alumnus

Uplands Store, Upland Coal Company

Upholstering Shop

Upholstering Shop

Up the Rapids!

Unveiling of the Soldier and Sailors Monument

Unusual Cloud Formations

An advertising pamphlet by Pabst Brewing advertising a variety of tonics through stories and customer testimonials. Contains many illustrations.

Untitled inspirational speech aimed at students within the geology program.

The untitled "[Bartender's Guide]" is likely from the 1930s, around 1935 and is presumed to be the first edition. It contains information on wines & wine service, bar preparation and maintenance, spirits, and cocktail recipes. This is an all-around…

Unloading Autos in Winston Salem, Virginia

Unloading Autos in Winston Salem, North Carolina

Unlabeled and undated weaving patterns.

Early copy of the unlabeled Barranco diagram.

Unlabeled diagram of the Barranco residence.

Unknown Workers