The Snapshots in Time Collection

Gallery: Part 1

Preserved for decades in a family wood box, these Moon/Sammiet letters carry news between Pvt. Ross Moon in California training camps and Marianne Sammet at home in Richmond. Pencil-written pages on gasoline rationing, camp routines, and a visit from the Women's Army Corps sit alongside a ribbon-tied bundle and a free-franked 1945 envelope.

WWII-Era Letter Collection and Wooden Keepsake Box — Archival Documentation Photograph

WWII-Era Letter Collection and Wooden Keepsake Box — Archival Documentation Photograph

Bundle of WWII V-Mail/Airmail Letters, Pfc. Ross Moon, 11th Airborne Division, to Richmond, California, 1945

Bundle of WWII V-Mail/Airmail Letters, Pfc. Ross Moon, 11th Airborne Division, to Richmond, California, 1945

Wooden Shipping Crate Lid with Handwritten Address to Marianne Sammiet, Richmond, California, WWII Correspondence Collection

Wooden Shipping Crate Lid with Handwritten Address to Marianne Sammiet, Richmond, California, WWII Correspondence Collection

WWII Personal Correspondence and Memorabilia - Camp Roberts, California, 1945 (Moon/Blakemore Collection)

WWII Personal Correspondence and Memorabilia - Camp Roberts, California, 1945 (Moon/Blakemore Collection)

Bundle of 1945 Camp Roberts, California Army Training Camp Correspondence, Tied with Ribbon

Bundle of 1945 Camp Roberts, California Army Training Camp Correspondence, Tied with Ribbon

Hand-Addressed Wooden Mailing Crate, WWII Moon/Sammiet Family Correspondence

Hand-Addressed Wooden Mailing Crate, WWII Moon/Sammiet Family Correspondence

War Department Official Business Envelope, Postmarked Fort Ord, California

War Department Official Business Envelope, Postmarked Fort Ord, California

Toll Service and Telegrams Billing Slip, July 1942 (Moon Sammiet Correspondence)

Toll Service and Telegrams Billing Slip, July 1942 (Moon Sammiet Correspondence)

Toll Service and Telegrams Billing Stub, November-December 1942, Moon/Sammiet Collection

Toll Service and Telegrams Billing Stub, November-December 1942, Moon/Sammiet Collection

WD AGO Form 204 'Notice: Change of Address' for Pvt. Ross L. Moon, 15 September 1944

WD AGO Form 204 'Notice: Change of Address' for Pvt. Ross L. Moon, 15 September 1944

California Place-Name Telegraph Abbreviation List, WWII-Era Letters Collection

California Place-Name Telegraph Abbreviation List, WWII-Era Letters Collection

Printed California City Abbreviation Reference List, Moon/Sammiet Collection

Printed California City Abbreviation Reference List, Moon/Sammiet Collection

WWII Free-Franked Envelope, Pvt. Ross Moon, Camp Beale, California to Marianne Sammet, Richmond, California, July 4, 1945

WWII Free-Franked Envelope, Pvt. Ross Moon, Camp Beale, California to Marianne Sammet, Richmond, California, July 4, 1945

Handwritten Draft Letter to 'Marianne' Describing Army Induction, WWII Era -- Moon/Sammiet Correspondence

Handwritten Draft Letter to 'Marianne' Describing Army Induction, WWII Era -- Moon/Sammiet Correspondence

Handwritten WWII-Era Personal Letter, Page from the Moon/Sammiet Correspondence Collection

Handwritten WWII-Era Personal Letter, Page from the Moon/Sammiet Correspondence Collection

Handwritten WWII-Era Letter Page in Pencil, 'Moon Sammiet' Correspondence — Letter 010

Handwritten WWII-Era Letter Page in Pencil, 'Moon Sammiet' Correspondence — Letter 010

Handwritten WWII Letter Closing, Ross L. Moon, Moon-Sammiet Correspondence Collection

Handwritten WWII Letter Closing, Ross L. Moon, Moon-Sammiet Correspondence Collection

WWII Envelope from Pvt. Ross Moon, Camp Beale Reception Center, to Miss M. Sammet, Richmond, California (July 8, 1945)

WWII Envelope from Pvt. Ross Moon, Camp Beale Reception Center, to Miss M. Sammet, Richmond, California (July 8, 1945)

WWII Mailing Envelope Addressed to Camp Roberts, California Training Battalion

WWII Mailing Envelope Addressed to Camp Roberts, California Training Battalion

WWII-Era Envelope with Patriotic Aircraft-Motif Security Lining and Handwritten Return Address

WWII-Era Envelope with Patriotic Aircraft-Motif Security Lining and Handwritten Return Address

Handwritten Letter to Marianne, Dated July 7, 1945 (Moon/Sammiet Correspondence)

Handwritten Letter to Marianne, Dated July 7, 1945 (Moon/Sammiet Correspondence)

Handwritten WWII-Era Letter Page Describing a WAC Camp Visit – Moon Correspondence

Handwritten WWII-Era Letter Page Describing a WAC Camp Visit – Moon Correspondence

WWII-Era Personal Letter, 'Moon Sammiet' Collection, Page 017

WWII-Era Personal Letter, 'Moon Sammiet' Collection, Page 017

Handwritten WWII-Era Personal Letter Page, Moon/Sammiet Correspondence Collection

Handwritten WWII-Era Personal Letter Page, Moon/Sammiet Correspondence Collection

Handwritten Letter Page from Ross L. Moon, WWII-Era Personal Correspondence (Moon/Sammiet Collection)

Handwritten Letter Page from Ross L. Moon, WWII-Era Personal Correspondence (Moon/Sammiet Collection)

WWII Envelope, Pvt. Ross L. Moon (Camp Beale, CA) to Miss Marianne Sammiet, Richmond, CA, July 1945

WWII Envelope, Pvt. Ross L. Moon (Camp Beale, CA) to Miss Marianne Sammiet, Richmond, CA, July 1945

Handwritten Letter to Marianne, 'July 14' — Basic Training Correspondence, Moon/Sammiet Collection

Handwritten Letter to Marianne, 'July 14' — Basic Training Correspondence, Moon/Sammiet Collection

Handwritten WWII Letter Page (Continuation), Moon-Sammiet Correspondence Collection

Handwritten WWII Letter Page (Continuation), Moon-Sammiet Correspondence Collection

Handwritten Personal Letter, "Notice," Dated July 14 — Moon Sammiet WWII Correspondence Collection

Handwritten Personal Letter, "Notice," Dated July 14 — Moon Sammiet WWII Correspondence Collection

Handwritten WWII-Era Personal Letter, Signed 'Ross' — Moon/Sammiet Collection

Handwritten WWII-Era Personal Letter, Signed 'Ross' — Moon/Sammiet Collection

World War II Correspondence Envelope, Pvt. Ross Moon, Camp Roberts, California, July 1945

World War II Correspondence Envelope, Pvt. Ross Moon, Camp Roberts, California, July 1945

Handwritten WWII Love Letter to 'Marianne' Discussing Engagement and Separation – Moon Correspondence

Handwritten WWII Love Letter to 'Marianne' Discussing Engagement and Separation – Moon Correspondence

Handwritten WWII Love Letter Page, Moon-Sammiet Correspondence

Handwritten WWII Love Letter Page, Moon-Sammiet Correspondence

Handwritten WWII Soldier's Letter Page -- 'Moon Sammiet' Correspondence Collection

Handwritten WWII Soldier's Letter Page -- 'Moon Sammiet' Correspondence Collection

WWII Correspondence Envelope: Pvt. Ross L. Moon, Camp Roberts, California, to Marianne Sammiet, Richmond, California, July 1945

WWII Correspondence Envelope: Pvt. Ross L. Moon, Camp Roberts, California, to Marianne Sammiet, Richmond, California, July 1945

Handwritten Letter to "Marianne," Dated July 16, 1945 (Moon/Sammiet Family Correspondence)

Handwritten Letter to "Marianne," Dated July 16, 1945 (Moon/Sammiet Family Correspondence)

Handwritten Personal Letter Page, WWII Letters Moon Sammiet Collection

Handwritten Personal Letter Page, WWII Letters Moon Sammiet Collection

WWII Envelope from Pvt. Ross Moon, Camp Roberts, California, to Marianne Sammiet, Richmond, California, July 1945

WWII Envelope from Pvt. Ross Moon, Camp Roberts, California, to Marianne Sammiet, Richmond, California, July 1945

Handwritten WWII-Era Letter to 'Ross' from 'Mariam,' Dated July 9, 1945

Handwritten WWII-Era Letter to 'Ross' from 'Mariam,' Dated July 9, 1945

Handwritten Personal Letter, Pages 2-3 - WWII-Era 'Moon' Correspondence Collection

Handwritten Personal Letter, Pages 2-3 - WWII-Era 'Moon' Correspondence Collection

Handwritten Letter to Marianne, July 17th, Moon/Sammiet Collection

Handwritten Letter to Marianne, July 17th, Moon/Sammiet Collection

WWII Personal Letter, Handwritten Page - 'Moon' Correspondence Collection

WWII Personal Letter, Handwritten Page - 'Moon' Correspondence Collection

Handwritten WWII-Era Personal Letter, Page from 'Moon' Correspondence Collection

Handwritten WWII-Era Personal Letter, Page from 'Moon' Correspondence Collection

Handwritten WWII Love Letter, Page 2, Signed "Ross L." -- Moon-Sammiet Correspondence

Handwritten WWII Love Letter, Page 2, Signed "Ross L." -- Moon-Sammiet Correspondence

WWII Mailing Envelope, Pvt. Ross Moon to Miss Marianne Sammiet, Camp Roberts, California, July 1945

WWII Mailing Envelope, Pvt. Ross Moon to Miss Marianne Sammiet, Camp Roberts, California, July 1945

Handwritten WWII Personal Letter to 'Dearest Marianne,' Dated July 19 — Moon/Sammiet Correspondence Collection

Handwritten WWII Personal Letter to 'Dearest Marianne,' Dated July 19 — Moon/Sammiet Correspondence Collection

Handwritten Personal Letter, Page from WWII-Era Correspondence (Moon/Sammiet Collection)

Handwritten Personal Letter, Page from WWII-Era Correspondence (Moon/Sammiet Collection)

Handwritten Personal Letter, Moon/Sammiet Correspondence Collection, WWII Era

Handwritten Personal Letter, Moon/Sammiet Correspondence Collection, WWII Era

Handwritten Love Letter from 'Ross,' WWII Moon/Sammiet Collection

Handwritten Love Letter from 'Ross,' WWII Moon/Sammiet Collection

Handwritten Letter, 'Dear Rose L. & Louise & Fellahs,' Dated July 1945 — Moon Sammiet Collection

Handwritten Letter, 'Dear Rose L. & Louise & Fellahs,' Dated July 1945 — Moon Sammiet Collection

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