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The short snorter

A worn one-dollar silver certificate covered in overlapping wartime signatures, Washington at the center — The short snorter. Charles Beatie’s name is on it — the man who helped drag a runway into the Martinez fill. Frank signed it as 1st Lt., AAF. Dominic signed it. The Army did not require it, did not track it, and would not have cared if it were lost.Family collection · Zoom to read the hand

A worn one-dollar silver certificate covered in overlapping wartime signatures, Washington at the center — The short snorter. Charles Beatie’s name is on it — the man who helped drag a runway into the Martinez fill. Frank signed it as 1st Lt., AAF. Dominic signed it. The Army did not require it, did not track it, and would not have cared if it were lost.Family collection · Zoom to read the hand

What is visible

A worn one-dollar silver certificate covered in overlapping wartime signatures, Washington at the center

Cite this

Family Collection. The short snorter. The Spirit of Martinez. https://spiritofmartinez.com/archive/snorter