This grouping of personal ephemera illustrates the wartime and postwar life of an Army Air Forces officer, likely the same Thomas Cushman whose photo album these items accompany. The 'Blue Noses' certificate, a whimsical tradition marking the crossing of the Arctic Circle by air or sea, points to service on northern ferry or transport routes in the late 1940s. Matchbooks from Santa Ana Army Air Base, California, and Presque Isle Army Air Field, Maine, trace the serviceman's postings, while photographs of family, friends, and comrades, along with humorous greeting cards and a novelty Hawaiian trading license souvenir, capture the personal and social dimensions of military life beyond official duty. Project: 218630