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Polk, Edwin W. (Edwin Weiss), 1916-2002

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 9 January 1916 - 30 November 2002

biographical statement

Edwin W. Polk was an alumnus of Western State Teachers College (1937), now Western Michigan University. He was also a junior high teacher in the Detroit area for 40 years. Polk was a lieutenant commander in the United States Navy Reserve (12/1943 - 3/1946), and a WWII Navy veteran, having served as a PT boat officer in the South Pacific, where he received the Purple Heart.

Occupations

Found in 363 Collections and/or Records:

9. November 1934 in München, 1934-11-09

 Item — Box 11; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865853], Folder: 37
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: Bild #30, Gruppe 63, Sammelwerk #15. Size: 12cm x 17cm (donated by Edwin W. Polk)

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1934-11-09
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 37

9. November 1935 in München. Der Führer spricht mit einer Parteigenossin, der Frau eines am 9. November 1923 Gefallenen. Im Hintergrund das Braune Haus

 Item — Box 11; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865853], Folder: 190
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: Bild #185, Gruppe 67, Sammelwerk #15. Size: 8cm x 12cm (donated by Edwin W. Polk)

Dates: 1904-1964; bulk 1918-1945; Other: Date acquired: 1986, 1988, 2010
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 190

20 000 SA-Männer marschieren nach Coburg zum 10 jährigen Gedenktag der Befreiung Coburgs vom roten Terror

 Item — Box 11; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865853], Folder: 115
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: Bild # 77, Gruppe 32, Sammelwerk #8. Size: 8cm x 12 cm (donated by Edwin W. Polk)

Dates: 1904-1964; bulk 1918-1945; Other: Date acquired: 1986, 1988, 2010
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 115

1917 im Lazarett von Beelitz. Austria Tabakwerke A.G. vormal Österreich Tabakregie, 1917

 Item — Box 10: Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865788], Folder: 3
Identifier: Item 2
Scope and Contents

Picture: Bild #47; At the hospital in Beelitz. Size: 5cm x 6.5cm (donated by Edwin W. Polk)

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1917
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Cigarette trading cards from Austria Tabakwerke. These cards are part of a series titled Adolf Hitler und sein weg zu Großdeutschland (Adolf Hitler and his way to a greater Germany)

1930 wird das erste Opfer der Bewegung in Wien, SA-Mann August Schwarz, zu Grabe getragen. Austria Tabakwerke A.G. vormal Österreich Tabakregie, 1930

 Item — Box 10: Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865788], Folder: 4
Identifier: Item 7
Scope and Contents

Picture: Bild #98, Size: 5cm x 6.5cm (donated by Edwin W. Polk)

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1930
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Cigarette trading cards from Austria Tabakwerke. These cards are part of a series titled Adolf Hitler und sein weg zu Großdeutschland (Adolf Hitler and his way to a greater Germany)

1934 auf der Werft die Blohm & Voß, 1934

 Item — Box 11; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865853], Folder: 19
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: Bild #84, Gruppe 62, Sammelwerk #15. Size: 12cm x 17cm (donated by Edwin W. Polk)

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1934
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 19

1935 auf der Werft die Blohm & Voß, 1934

 Item — Box 11; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865853], Folder: 19
Identifier: Item 2
Scope and Contents

Picture: Bild #84, Gruppe 62, Sammelwerk #15. Size: 12cm x 17cm (donated by Edwin W. Polk)

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1934
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 19

Abend am Obersalzberg

 Item — Box 11; Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865853], Folder: 156
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: Bild #54, Gruppe 67, Sammelwerk #15. Size: 8cm x 12cm (donated by Edwin W. Polk)

Dates: 1904-1964; bulk 1918-1945; Other: Date acquired: 1986, 1988, 2010
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Folder 156

Abwehr eines feindlichen Luftangriffes während des Flußüberganges. Greiling A.G., Dresden

 Item — Box 10: Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865788], Folder: 2
Identifier: Item 4
Scope and Contents

Picture: Bild #102; Defense against air-craft attack. Size: 6cm x 7cm (donated by Edwin W. Polk)

Dates: 1904-1964; bulk 1918-1945; Other: Date acquired: 1986, 1988, 2010
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Cigarette trading cards from Schwarz Weiß Zigaretten. These cards are part of a series titled Das Deutsche Heer im Manöver (The German Army in Operation)

Abwehr feindlicher Panzerwagen am Dorfrand. Greiling A.G., Dresden

 Item — Box 10: Series 1 (R): Series Series 1 [Barcode: 31141025865788], Folder: 2
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Picture: Bild #85; Defense against enemy tanks along the village border. Size: 6cm x 7cm (donated by Edwin W. Polk)

Dates: 1904-1964; bulk 1918-1945; Other: Date acquired: 1986, 1988, 2010
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / WWII Propaganda and Print Collections / Howard Mowen and Edwin W. Polk Collections / Cigarette trading cards from Schwarz Weiß Zigaretten. These cards are part of a series titled Das Deutsche Heer im Manöver (The German Army in Operation)

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