"City of Nederland" B-24D Liberator bomber

Title

Description

Photograph shows the nose art of a B-24D Liberator bomber declaring it the "City of Nederland." The bomber was purchased through the Buy-A-Bomber campaign during WWII. An article in the Chronicle, 14 August 1942 read: "REMEMBER BIG BOMBER YOUR BOND HELPED BUILD? WELL, IT'S READY! Announcement was received here Saturday that five B-24D Liberator bombers for which all Jefferson county bought bonds recently have been assembled, christened and are ready for service on the far-flung fronts. Wrod was received from Fort Worth, where the planes were assembled. One is named the "City of Port Arthur," another "City of Beaumont," and the other three, "County of Jefferson," "City of Nederland" and "City of Port Neches..."

Subject

Portraits - Nederland (Tex.)

World War, 1939-1945

Fundraising

Airplanes

B-24 Bomber

Bombers

Source

Photograph Collection - Nederland Historical Society

Publisher

Electronic version published by Marion & Ed Hughes Public Library, Nederland, Texas

Contributor

Nederland Historical Society

Rights

Permission to publish or reproduce materials from the Collection must be obtained from the Nederland Historical Society

Format

720dpi, tiff, Epson GT20000

Type

Image

Identifier

NDHS-0020-003

Date Submitted

2015

Spatial Coverage

Nederland, Tex.