Amy Priborsky
@apribors.bsky.social
IC Member, researching Women in War Work during the Second World War, 34th Red Bull and the Iowa National Guard
Found this photo at the antique shop the other day. I thought his cap badge was very distinctive, but did not recognize it. Wondering if anyone else can help place him.
May 6, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Found this photo at the antique shop the other day. I thought his cap badge was very distinctive, but did not recognize it. Wondering if anyone else can help place him.
I guess the VA health clinic and US Army recruiting offices in Iowa City, Iowa are surplus to requirements?
March 5, 2025 at 12:49 AM
I guess the VA health clinic and US Army recruiting offices in Iowa City, Iowa are surplus to requirements?
First few pieces of the AFV Club M54 kit started. Happy with how things are fitting together. Tons of tiny pieces, taking my time to make sure small errors don't become big problems.
March 4, 2025 at 5:21 PM
First few pieces of the AFV Club M54 kit started. Happy with how things are fitting together. Tons of tiny pieces, taking my time to make sure small errors don't become big problems.
There was a collision soon after departure, but they were soon on their way to their new home.
February 27, 2025 at 6:06 PM
There was a collision soon after departure, but they were soon on their way to their new home.
Special Canadian Pacific Railway trains were used to move the immigrants across to the western part of Canada. Government representatives from several nations greeted the passengers.
February 27, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Special Canadian Pacific Railway trains were used to move the immigrants across to the western part of Canada. Government representatives from several nations greeted the passengers.
Find of the day: Postcard from the SS Fairsea with date listed on the back of September 14 - 26, 1951. The International Refugee Organization arranged the travel from Bremerhaven to Montreal.
February 27, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Find of the day: Postcard from the SS Fairsea with date listed on the back of September 14 - 26, 1951. The International Refugee Organization arranged the travel from Bremerhaven to Montreal.
New model on the work desk. Hoping to paint and modify it to be similar to the one my dad drove in 1960.
February 24, 2025 at 10:19 PM
New model on the work desk. Hoping to paint and modify it to be similar to the one my dad drove in 1960.
From my photo collection. "Make-shift entertainment for land based Army and Navy personnel at Leyte, Philippines Island. March, 1945" Tubas and trombones, required gear. Music and morale.
February 21, 2025 at 5:23 PM
From my photo collection. "Make-shift entertainment for land based Army and Navy personnel at Leyte, Philippines Island. March, 1945" Tubas and trombones, required gear. Music and morale.
January 1944, Medics at Gowen Field, Boise Idaho train with snowshoes to practice mountain rescues. Photo my collection from the records of Sgt. John Mazzochi.
February 20, 2025 at 7:02 PM
January 1944, Medics at Gowen Field, Boise Idaho train with snowshoes to practice mountain rescues. Photo my collection from the records of Sgt. John Mazzochi.
Organizing my bookshelves and found this inscription in the front of a book dated 1920, Bataan
"For the wrong that needs resistance,
For the cause that lacks assistance,
For the future in the distance,
And the good that I can do" a close enough quote of George Linneaus Banks
"For the wrong that needs resistance,
For the cause that lacks assistance,
For the future in the distance,
And the good that I can do" a close enough quote of George Linneaus Banks
January 26, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Organizing my bookshelves and found this inscription in the front of a book dated 1920, Bataan
"For the wrong that needs resistance,
For the cause that lacks assistance,
For the future in the distance,
And the good that I can do" a close enough quote of George Linneaus Banks
"For the wrong that needs resistance,
For the cause that lacks assistance,
For the future in the distance,
And the good that I can do" a close enough quote of George Linneaus Banks
At the Museum of Flight in Seattle, they have on display these "British Propeller Tip Photo Frames" circa 1918. There are no names listed of the pilots or the carvers.
January 25, 2025 at 6:34 AM
At the Museum of Flight in Seattle, they have on display these "British Propeller Tip Photo Frames" circa 1918. There are no names listed of the pilots or the carvers.
Random reading for the day: Link-Belt Speeder Service Manual for LS-58 crane crawler. Made in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Construction battalions used Link-Belt equipment to build landing strips and lay road beds during the Second World War.
January 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Random reading for the day: Link-Belt Speeder Service Manual for LS-58 crane crawler. Made in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Construction battalions used Link-Belt equipment to build landing strips and lay road beds during the Second World War.
A photo from Theatre Arts Monthly, May 1934 from the all-African American cast of Four Saints in Three Acts an opera with lyrics by Gertrude Stein and choreography by Frederick Ashton.
January 22, 2025 at 9:35 PM
A photo from Theatre Arts Monthly, May 1934 from the all-African American cast of Four Saints in Three Acts an opera with lyrics by Gertrude Stein and choreography by Frederick Ashton.
Introduce yourself with four footballers.
November 20, 2024 at 2:09 PM
Introduce yourself with four footballers.
Friday night, time to add the stringers to the Dauntless kit. Still researching pilots to make it theirs.
November 16, 2024 at 2:56 AM
Friday night, time to add the stringers to the Dauntless kit. Still researching pilots to make it theirs.
Remembering Lt. Col Walter Kansky today. He served at the Mexican border, WW1, WW2, and Korea. He was a police officer and member of the Iowa National Guard.
November 12, 2024 at 2:14 AM
Remembering Lt. Col Walter Kansky today. He served at the Mexican border, WW1, WW2, and Korea. He was a police officer and member of the Iowa National Guard.
Happy to be back on bluesky and sharing a photo from my collection. A First World War soldier and his dog.
November 11, 2024 at 3:23 AM
Happy to be back on bluesky and sharing a photo from my collection. A First World War soldier and his dog.
Yes. The photos show sites around Scotland. Here he is in uniform.
November 28, 2023 at 12:33 PM
Yes. The photos show sites around Scotland. Here he is in uniform.
One more photo from the FWW Royal Navy physician's album.
November 19, 2023 at 6:11 AM
One more photo from the FWW Royal Navy physician's album.
First World War photo of two dirigibles flying over the Firth
November 18, 2023 at 7:57 PM
First World War photo of two dirigibles flying over the Firth
I think the 787 needs a friend.
November 18, 2023 at 7:49 PM
I think the 787 needs a friend.
Happy to be over here. To celebrate I will be posting photos from some of the photo albums in my collection. This one from a First World War doctor's album. He was stationed in Scotland in 1918.
November 18, 2023 at 5:00 PM
Happy to be over here. To celebrate I will be posting photos from some of the photo albums in my collection. This one from a First World War doctor's album. He was stationed in Scotland in 1918.