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Formal Portrait of Romay Catherine Johnson Davis in uniform. Caption reads: To Mother and Dad, With Love, From your loving "Sweets"

Black and white photograph of Romay Catherine Johnson Davis in uniform, standing on steps

Romay Catherine Johnson Davis, on right, poses with two fellow soldiers

Primarily documents the life of Romay Catherine Johnson Davis and her service with the United States Women's Army Corps (WAC). Davis recalls the various military branches that her father and all five of her brothers were members of, and how it inspired her to join the United States Women's Army Corps. She describes the ocean voyage to Europe, recalling the bitter cold wind and high waves, and the unease amongst others at the possibility of being torpedoed by Nazi U-boats. Davis recalls her assignment sorting backlogged mail in England and France, where she encountered women who, she felt, didn't take their job seriously and were always teasing her. She also recalls her introduction to design and fashion while in France, and how it provided her a lifelong career after the WAC. Personal topics includes Davis's experience with prejudice and racial discrimination, and her philosophy that everyone is one human race and in order to preserve it, we're going to have to work together.

"Blair Covered Bridge on Blair Rd. in Perry Twp., Lake County, Ohio. 150' long Howe Truss over Grand River, lasted from 1860s to 1951 and replaced by cement bridge."--card verso.

"Windsor Mills Bridge, Ashtabula County, Ohio. This picturesque bridge covering Phelps Creek is 136 feet long and one of the 200 covered bridges remaining in Ohio."--card verso.

"Newton Falls, Ohio - Only remaining covered bridge in Trumbull County. It is over the East Branch of the Mahoning River, on Bridge Street. This bridge is of the Town Truss Construction, 123 feet long. It was built in 1831, and is Ohio's only covered bridge with a sidewalk." -- card verso.