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Frank wrote this letter on November 1, 1918. He wrote the letter to his mother and sister while he was serving in France during World War I.
He starts out the letter by again wondering why his mother and sister hadn’t written. He had gotten…

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A newspaper clipping from the New York motion picture trade newspaper, 'Greater Amusements.'

In 1938 Kroger Babb created a nationwide sensation with the release of the film, "Dust to Dust". The film was one in a series of exploitation films…

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Letter from the Director of Publicity at Walter Wanger Productions to Frank Eisenberg.

This is a letter from the Director of Publicity at Walter Wanger Productions to Frank Eishenberg in response to his letter of suggestion for guided studio…

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A letter dated Jan 3, 1944, to Art Eisenberg, Breck High School Senior, from his cousin, Bob Weiss.

Bob Weiss said in relationship to the war, “So you had to go and join up, too. They’ll probably get you soon enough, that is unless the war is…

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Frank Eisenberg causally references the war when he tells Art that he picked up an old schoolmate from Talmud Torah, Sammie Kantor. Said, Sammie was recently discharged, had a lispe and planned to attend Miller Vocational. Said Sammie told him a guy…

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Sara Eiseberg referenced the war in the following manner, "I istened to Drew Pearson this eve. And he says the war will be over by Xmas – the Russians are 11 miles into Germany proper. Isn’t that wonderful? Soon Walther Winchell will be on –now our…

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Ted a student at Breck in December 1944 referenced World War II, in the following manner, “I seem to be in a tizzy most of the time, what with getting ready for Christmas and still trying to pound a few fact into the heads of the young ones who are…

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Regarding the war, Robert Schanke said to Art, "A call to your Mother let us in on the know concerning your nefarious activities. Ship’s photographer, radar man, the Lothario of fleet all rolled up in one. Quit a program for little Artie. Got a few…

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This collection contains a USS Bergen card which certified that Art Eisenberg was entitled to three ribbons, a fake card showing a picture of the USS Bergen and a "Shore Leave on the Pacific" postcard. 

 Art and his crewmembers were the first crew…

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Art Eisenberg's cousin, Dick Sachs, corresponded with him via V-mail (Victory mail) and said, "I suppose the President’s death hit you all hard. I know it sure it me hard, all of us. Just the same Pres. Truman is doing a swell job and everything is…
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