1965 Elaine Brockhouse Florida Scrapbook, Orange Bowl Alabama vs. Texas

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1965
Elaine Brockhouse Miami Florida Scrapbook
. One of a series of scrapbooks kept by Elaine Brockhouse, 91-year-old niece of William D. Pawley, who initiated the formation of the famous American volunteer group of airmen known as the Flying Tigers who supported China in World War II from an aircraft manufacturing and supply base he organized in India. He was a confidant of Presidents Truman and Eisenhower and U.S. ambassador to Peru and Brazil after World War II.
The scrapbook is 9 X 12 in. and very thick. Besides family photos, it includes Beaux Arts Ball, Coconut Grove Playhouse programs and ticket stubs; Opera Guild program; 1965 Orange Bowl Classic program – University of Alabama vs. University of Texas + 2 ticket stubs; Opera Guild; University of Miami Symphony Orchestra programs; Young Patronesses of the Opera; Advertising Club of Greater Miami; Coral Gables Womens Club; Howard Drive Elementary School PTA events; Guide to Shark Valley Loop Road; Redlands Fruit and Spice Park 20 pg. brochure with plant list; Miami Transit Co. executive/event photos (2); early Baptist Hospital brochure; 1965 Debutant Ball Committee brochure; Six Flags Over Texas oversize folded color map; more.
Nice condition. Ship weight 7 lbs. SEE MY OTHER LISTINGS FOR MORE LIKE THIS.