Items
Below are 50 random items from across all online collections.
Hastings Banner Published 1950
Hastings Banner Published 1950. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note…

94th Fighter Squadron pilot Lt. Robert Vrilakas. at Capri rest camp
94th Fighter Squadron pilot Lt. Robert Vrilakas. at Capri rest camp

Jim Dibble's tentmate Jack Hanton dedication presentation
James Dibble's tentmate Jack Hanton dedication presentation.

Hastings Banner Published 1965
Hastings Banner Published 1965. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note…

Nashville News Published 1901
Nashville News Published 1901. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Hastings Banner Published 1992
Hastings Banner Published 1992. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note…

Maple Valley News Published 1968
Maple Valley News Published 1968. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, August 8 to August 9, 1943
Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, August 8 to August 9, 1943.

Hastings Banner Published 1918
Hastings Banner Published 1918. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note…

James Dibble at the Fleischmann Lab, NY
James Dibble (center) at the Fleischmann Lab where he was sent from Chicago for training in yeast .

Letter fragment from James in North Africa to his wife Maxine (Micky), 1943-06-20
Letter fragment from James in North Africa to his wife Maxine (Micky).

Letter from James in North Africa to his wife Maxine (Micky), 1943-05-26
Letter from James in North Africa to his wife Maxine (Micky).

Nashville News Published 1934
Nashville News Published 1934. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Hastings Banner Published 1989
Hastings Banner Published 1989. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note…

Letter from James in North Africa to his wife Maxine (Micky), 1943-08-09
Letter from James in North Africa to his wife Maxine (Micky). He tells her here what it's like to be a pilot in a tough spot. It's about the mission…

Library History Timeline
A chronological list of key dates in the history of the Hastings Public Library from 1893 through 2021.

Hastings High School Commencement Program, 1939
Hastings High School Commencement Program, James is listed on page 3 under College Courses.

Letter from Maxine in Los Angeles, CA, to James' parents, 1942-12-27
Letter from Maxine in Los Angeles, CA, to James' parents.

Hastings Banner Published 2002
Hastings Banner Published 2002. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note…

Letter from James at Luke Field, AZ during advanced training to his parents, 1942-11-27
Letter from James at Luke Field, AZ during advanced training to his parents.

Nashville News Published 1944
Nashville News Published 1944. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Nashville News Published 1919
Nashville News Published 1919. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Hastings Banner Published 1982
Hastings Banner Published 1982. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note…

Letter from Maxine in Phoenix, AZ, to James' parents, 1942-12-02
Letter from Maxine in Phoenix, AZ, to James' parents

Certificate describing James Dibble's character and receipt of the Distinguished Flying Cross
Certificate describing James Dibble's character and receipt of the Distinguished Flying Cross.

Letter from James in Chico, CA during basic training to his mother, 1942-08-10
Letter from James in Chico, CA during basic training to his mother.

Letter from James in North Africa to his parents, 1943-05-18
Letter from James in North Africa to his parents.

Hastings Banner Published 1919
Hastings Banner Published 1919. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note…

Letter from James in Santa Ana, CA during primary training to his father, 1942-05-17
Letter from James in Santa Ana, CA during primary training to his father.

Hastings Banner Published 1890
Hastings Banner Published 1890. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note…

Weekly encounter report, 1943-08-22 to 1943-08-23
Weekly encounter report, 1943-08-22 to 1943-08-23, listing Lt. Dibble as downing an enemy Messerschmitt 109.

Nashville News Published 1955
Nashville News Published 1955. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

12 year old James with his dog
12 year old James with his dog.

Notes from Lt. Frank McIntosh clarifying events of August 30, 1943
Notes from Lt. Frank McIntosh clarifying events of August 30, 1943.

Nashville News Published 1885
Nashville News Published 1885. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Republican (Hastings) Banner Published 1859
Republican (Hastings) Banner Published 1859. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or…

Republican (Hastings) Banner Published 1860
Republican (Hastings Banner) Published 1860. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or…

Hastings Banner Published 1932
Hastings Banner Published 1932. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note…

Maxine Dibble in her Navy uniform
Maxine Dibble in her Navy Uniform.

Assorted newspaper clippings about James Dibble shooting down a German Messerschmitt
Assorted newspaper clippings mounted on a scrapbook page about James Dibble shooting down a German Messerschmitt.

Distinguished Flying Cross Certificate Awarded to James Dibble
Distinguished Flying Cross Certificate Awarded to James Dibble.

Kids Playing in the Foam
Children playing in the foam at Thornapple Plaza celebrating the 125th anniversary of the Library.

Hastings Banner Published 1888
Hastings Banner Published 1888. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note…

Members of the Women's Club in Period Dress
In February, 1900, the members of the Hastings Women�s Club met to celebrate the �End of a Century.� Ten came dressed in the fashion popular in one of…

Nashville News Published 1905
Nashville News Published 1905. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Nashville News Published 1909
Nashville News Published 1909. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Email from Stefania Melito in Italy recounting an interview with Giuseppe Pisano who witnessed James Dibble's crash
Email from Stefania Melito in Italy recounting an interview with Giuseppe Pisano who witnessed James Dibble's crash.

Hastings Banner Published 1884
Hastings Banner Published 1884. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note…

Hastings Banner Published 1993
Hastings Banner Published 1993. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note…

Nashville News Published 1908
Nashville News Published 1908. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.