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Jean Gallatin Ogilbee Photo Album

 Item

Scope and Contents

This photo album documents Jean Gallatin Ogilbee's service in the U.S. Air Force and participation in Bob Hope’s 1957 Christmas tour of the Pacific. The album includes an exhibit featuring her mother Elizabeth "Neal" Forsling's painted works in Hawaii and other newspaper clippings, mementos, and printed documents.

Dates

  • 1943 - 1957

Biographical / Historical

Jean Gallatin Ogilbee (1920-1982) of Casper, Wyoming, was a member of the U.S. Air Force, stationed at Hickman Air Force Base. In 1957 she participated as a Captain in “Bob Hope’s Christmas GI Show,” which often toured to entertain servicemen abroad. For this tour, the locales chosen were Pacific countries such as Hawaii, Guam, Japan, Korea, China, and India. Her mother, Elizabeth "Neal" Forlsing, joined her on this tour.

Extent

1 Volumes

8.74 (180 files, 3 folders saved as a SIP, AIP, and DIP) Gigabytes

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Physical Location

Wyoming Families' Photo Albums, Box 2, 212-S-2H-0.25

Other Finding Aids

Part of the "Wyoming Families' Photo Album Collection" (NCA 01.v.2024.05 WyCaC US).

Existence and Location of Copies

Digital copies of the pages and loose material exist in the repository and can be found by searching identifier NCA 01.v.2024.08_Ogilbee

Repository Details

Part of the Casper College Archives and Special Collections Repository

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Casper Wyoming United States 82601 United States
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