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Eritrean boy at the Douglas Aircraft Company at air base in Eritrea in 1942
Eritrean boy at the Douglas Aircraft Company at air base in Eritrea - also known as Project 19. "Child at Gura airfield...
Eritrean boys at the Douglas Aircraft Company at air base in Eritrea in 1942
Eritrean boys at the Douglas Aircraft Company at air base in Eritrea - also known as Project 19 - one of the Eritrean...
Eritrean children
Mass-produced image of Ethiopian scene; souvenir image collected during World War II. "Piccoli Habab." = "Little Habab...
Eritrean priest in robe holding ornately decorated Bible
Mass-produced image of Eritrean scene; souvenir image collected during World War II. "Libro del vangelo" = "Book of the...
Ethiopian girl
Mass-produced image of Ethiopian scene; souvenir image collected during World War II. "Ragazza at Temariam" translation...
Ethiopian landscape of Senafe Basin
Mass-produced image of Ethiopian scene; souvenir image collected during World War II. "Conca di Senafe" = "Senafe Basin...
Ethiopian man drinking coffee
Mass-produced image of Ethiopian scene; souvenir image collected during World War II. "Gustando Il caffe." Ethiopian...
Ethiopian man with indigenous horn
Mass-produced image of Ethiopian scene; souvenir image collected during World War II. "Sudnatore Indigeno" Ethiopia.
Ethiopian man with seven gazelles after hunting
Mass-produced image of Ethiopian scene; souvenir image collected during World War II. "Ariel."Ethiopian man with seven...
Ethiopian musicians playing flutes
Mass-produced image of Ethiopian scene; souvenir image collected during World War II. "Suonatori Maria." Ethiopian...
Ethiopian or Eritrean boy holding dead leopard
Mass-produced image of Ethiopian scene; souvenir image collected during World War II. "Leopardo." = "Leopard."...
Ethiopian priest dressed in decorated robes, headpiece and staff
Mass-produced image of Ethiopian scene; souvenir image collected during World War II. "Casci." Ethiopian priest dressed...
Ethiopian priests inside chapel reciting prayer in Axum
Mass-produced image of Ethiopian scene; souvenir image collected during World War II. "Axum: Daily Prayer." Ethiopian...
Exploding mines off of the coast of Livorno, Italy in June 1945
A photograph of "exploding mines in the water along beach where we are staying. This one was made by Johnnie Weed, and...
Explosion from shell fired at German positions in Minturno, Italy, 1944
Photograph. Smoke billows from an exploding shell fired at German positions. Official caption on front: "MM-5-44-4982...
Explosion near camp in North Africa
Explosion near camp. "Oran, Africa." Circa 1943
Explosives are used to break up rocks in Italy on 21 November 1944.
132.Photograph. '21 Nov. 44. 5/MM-44-30339. Fifth Army, South of Bologna, Italy. These 'Bee-Hive' charges as they are...
Exterior of the Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem, 1942-44
Exterior view of the "Ch. [Church] of Nativity, Bethlehem - in which Christ was born in a hamper in the basement....
Exterior view of the Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem, Israel, October 1942
Exterior view of the Church of the Nativity. "Church of the Nativity...
Exterior view of the Mosque Al-Aqsa in Jerusalem, Israel, circa 1941-44
Mass-produced photograph showing the exterior of "Mosque El-Aksa [Al-Aqsa]. Jerusalem." Jerusalem, Israel. Circa 1941-44
Extremely muddy field hospital with ambulances parked along tents
Photograph. Extremely muddy field hospital with ambulances parked alongside tents. Workmen and shovels are present....
Extremely muddy street within 24th General Hospital in Bizerte circa 1943
Extremely muddy street within tile-roofed building within the 24th General Hospital. "An improved street in Bizerte....
Extremely worn and uneven, Italian city steps during World War II
Extremely worn and uneven, Italian city steps. "Savignano." Probably Savignano Irpino, Italy. 1944-45
Faade of church at Sanctuary of Monte Sant'Angelo sul Gargano during World War II
Faade of church at Sanctuary of Monte Sant'Angelo sul Gargano, a Catholic sanctuary on Mount Gargano, part of Monte...
Facade of an unidentified Italian building in Italy in 1944 to 1945
Facade of unidentified Italian building. Italy. Probably 1944-45.
Facade of St Peter's Basilica in the Vatican in Rome, Italy in 1944 or 1945
Facade of St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican in Rome, known as Maderno's facade. Probably during a sightseeing trip to...
Facade of the Florence Cathedral/The Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore Probably during sightseeing in Florence, Italy 1945
facade of the Florence Cathedral/The Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore. Probably during sightseeing in Florence, Italy...
Falling bombs over North Africa in 1942
View of six bombs being released from a bomb bay looking down in flight over North Africa in 1942.
Families evacuated by the Allies from frontline towns crowd around trucks in Spigno, Italy, 1944
Photograph. Families evacuated by the Allies from frontline towns crowd around trucks to be transported to safety and...
Farm fields, location unknown, 1940s
Photograph. Farm fields, location unknown, 1940s.
Fasilides Castle in Gondar, Ethiopia
Mass-produced image of Ethiopian scene; souvenir image collected during World War II. "Gondar: The vast structure of...
Father and son, both serving in the US Army, bid farewell to each other in Anzio, Italy, 1944
Photograph. Private Loop shakes hands with his father, Corporal Loop, as they bid farewell to each other. Official...
Felucca on the Suez Canal, Egypt, 1946
Photograph. Felucca floating on the Suez Canal. Stamped date on front: "1946." Personal caption on reverse: "Native...
Feluccas on the Nile River in Egypt, circa 1941-45
Mass-produced photograph of feluccas (traditional wooden sailing boats) on the Nile River. "River Nile." Egypt. Circa...
Female Italian citizen in Leghorn, Italy in 1944
Female Italian citizen. "Leghorn". Italy. 1944
Ferry boat with military vehicle, possibly in Accra, Ghana during World War II.
Photograph. Ferry boat with military vehicle, possibly in Accra, Ghana in the 1940s.

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