a Feast-your-eyes treat:       
        Mamie Van Doren Photos
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These were made on the Saturday after Thanksgiving, or maybe on Thanksgiving, 1956. The location is in the offices and the street in front of the 3759th Student Squadron, Sheppard AFB, Wichita Falls, Texas. Her presence was said to be in honor of the squadron having in it "The Airman Of The Month." Why she did it is obvious, and at the same time, obscure. The Airman may be in a picture here. We'll see...

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The first five:
Thumbnail: Mamie in the blue crowd    Thumbnail: Mamie and the Roses    Thumbnail: Mamie on the stairs    Thumbnail: Mamie on the desk, dark background    Thumbnail: Mamie on the desk, eyes left
The remainder:
Thumbnail: Mamie in the blue crowd    Thumbnail: Mamie in the blue crowd, closer up    Thumbnail: Mamie with the Sergeant of the month    Thumbnail: Mamie with the Sergeant of the month, Airman rising
Thumbnail: Mamie and the Roses    Thumbnail: Mamie listens to the speech, her publicist at her left?    Thumbnail: Mamie on the stairs    Thumbnail: At Last! Mamie with the Airman of the month
The first five are scans from original 1956 Kodachrome 35mm transparency slides
The remainder are scans of 3x5 prints made from the original slides
I expect to find the remainders' originals, so I didn't bother to clean up the prints' scans
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There were more to come.  Thank you for your patience!
Don't let it get around, but I think there were more slides than I had prints made . . .

More from the same base, but maybe not as interesting: Sheppard AFB Page
You may see what the photographer looked like in those days: Boots
No one who has found this place could have missed Miss Mamie's Home Page
Where you will find autographed photos:
Photo autographed by Miss Van Doren     Second Photo autographed by Miss Van Doren

It seems Miss Mamie closed her personal page and absconded to Facebook, where she has an active presence and many followers: MAMIE on FACEBOOK

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