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Bombed-out building in a clearing, Saipan, 1945
Slide. Bombedout building on a dirt plot; other damaged buildings are in the background. Saipan, Northern Mariana...
Bombs being loaded into a bomb bay, North Africa (probably), 1942-43
Three bombs, two of which are on the ground and one of which is being hoisted into a bomb bay by ground crew. A crewman...
Bombs drop from a bomb bay towards a desert floor, North Africa (probably), 1942-43
Aerial view, from open bomb bay, of six bombs dropping towards a desert floor crisscrossed by roads and/or rail lines....
Bombs falling from an open bomb bay door, North Africa (probably), 1942-43
Aerial view, from inside an airplane, that shows a group of bombs falling just after being released from the open bomb...
Bombs falling towards a landscape of ponds, fields, and wooded areas crisscrossed with roads, Burma, 1945
Photo taken from bomb bay showing eight bombs falling towards a landscape of ponds, fields, and wooded areas...
British gun crew with 40 mm Bofors antiaircraft gun, Egypt, 1942-43
British gun crew with 40 mm Bofors antiaircraft gun in firing position. "English anti-aircraft gun and crew at L.G. 88...
British-made Beaufighter fighter planes with USAAF markings parked in a field in Italy, 1943-44
Bristol 156 Beaufighter Mk VIs (Mark Six) with USAAF (United States Army Air Force) markings. "American Beaufighters at...
Bucher in foxhold on U.S. airfield in Italy in 1945
93.Photograph. Bucher's head visible from deep, narrow foxhole/trench on airfield; American B-17 bombers in background...
Bucher standing with B-17s on airfield in Italy in 1945
Bucher standing under wing of plane holding rifle; B-17 Flying Fortresses in background. "[illegible] Winter 1945."...
Bucher's 'silent' piano propped up on tables in Italy in 1945
Alan Bucher playing his silent, practice piano while editing Debussy sheet music and smoking a pipe. The piano was...
Buildings along the coastline of the Capri harbor as seen from ship Italy in 1945
Buildings along the coastline of the Capri harbor as seen from ship. From envelope labeled "Capri." Italy. [1945].
Buildings and mountain ranges in Chamonix, France around 1945
Buildings and mountain ranges. 'Chamonix, France.' Probably 1945
Buildings on a military base, Hawaii, 1945
Slide. Cars parked in a lot next to two buildings on a military base. Hawaii. 1945
Buildings on a military base, Hawaii, 1945
Slide. Cars parked in a lot next to two buildings on a military base. Hawaii. 1945
Bunker site in Europe circa 1945
Bunker site in Europe circa 1945.
Butterfly on a flower, Saipan, 1945
Slide. Blurry. Black and white butterfly on a yellow flower. Saipan. 1945
Butterfly on a flower, Saipan, 1945
Slide. Blurry. Black and white butterfly on a yellow flower. Saipan. 1945
C-46 being loaded, Saipan, 1945
Slide. Curtiss C-46 Commando transport plane being loaded up on a runway. Isley Field, Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands...
C-47 transport plane in fight, 1942-45
Douglas C-47 Skytrain, with wheels down, in low altitude flight. View is from the ground and there is smoke at the...
C-47 transport plane parked near a building and vehicles, location unknown, 1941-45
View of the front of a Douglas C-47 Skytrain transport plane parked on tarmac near some buildings. In front of the...
Camp Twenty Grand at Henouville/Duclair, France in January 1945
Camp Twenty Grand at Henouville/Duclair, France in January 1945
Camp urinal, North Africa, 1942-43
Concrete stump half-buried in desert ground, apparently used to designate a camp urinal; there are tents and trucks in...
Capt. Richard D. Sullivan at Isley Field, Saipan, 1945
Slide. Captain Richard D. Sullivan standing with one foot on top of a wheel chock while observing an air strip. Isley...
Capt. Richard D. Sullivan piloting "Hell's Belle," Pacific Islands, 1945
Slide. Profile of Captain Richard D. Sullivan in the cockpit of the Boeing B-29 Superfortress "Hell's Belle" [tail code...
Captured trimotor German transport aircraft with Italian markings, Mediterranean Theater, 1942-44
Junkers JU-52 trimotor German transport aircraft with Italian markings. Many American servicemen are around and on the...
Castel Sant'Angelo in Rome, Italy in 1944 or 1945
Part of a castle, probably in Rome; probably part of The Mausoleum of Hadrian, usually known as the Castel Sant'Angelo...
Cave entrance, Saipan. 1945
Slide. Entrance to a cave. Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands. 1945
Chevrolet truck with enclosed cab and door with a pick up-sized, covered box for cargo, North Africa (probably), 1942-43
Close up view of a United States Army Air Forces Chevrolet truck with enclosed cab and door with a pick up-sized,...
Chow line for airmen in a desert in North Africa (probably), 1942-43
Chow line, in a desert, for United States airmen. North Africa (probably). 1942-43
Civilian man reading a newspaper, Hawaii, 1945
Slide. Polynesian man reading a newspaper while wearing a straw hat with a feather band. Hawaii. 1945
Civilian woman posing by a waterfall, Hawaii, 1945
Slide. Topless woman sitting and bending over to pluck a water lily flower; a small waterfall is in the background....
Civilians and German military personnel on a road in Europe in the 1940s
Civilians and German military personnel on a road in Europe in the 1940s.
Cliff edge, Saipan, 1945
Slide. Blurry. Close-up of a cliff edge. Saipan. Northern Mariana Islands. 1945
Cliff edge, Saipan, 1945
Slide. Downward view of the ocean next to a cliff edge. Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands. 1945
Close up of German teller mine that has been unearthed in the Mediterranean Theater, 1942-1944
Close up of German teller mine that has been unearthed, and a hand printed sign lying next to it that reads "MINE"....
Close-up of the nose of the B-29 "Hell's Belle," Saipan, 1945
Slide. Close-up of the nose section of the Boeing B-29 Superfortress "Hell's Belle" [tail code Z Square 7, serial...

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