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Portrait of an unidentified African American sergeant sitting for a portrait while on liberty at an unidentified location in the 1940s
Portrait of an unidentified African American sergeant sitting for a portrait while on liberty in the 1940s. He wears a...
Portrait of Nan Holliday
Photograph, portrait. Nan Holliday posing against a car in a military uniform. Personal caption on reverse: "Nan...
Portrait of Nan Holliday, 1945
Photograph, portrait. Nan Holliday studio portrait. Postwar personal caption on reverse: "T. D. Picture of Nan Holliday...
Portrait of Papua New Guinea native in 1944
Portrait of Papua New Guinea native. "This native is typical of those to be found in the vicinity of Moresby, whose...
Portrait of three Papua New Guinea natives in 1944
Portrait of three Papua New Guinea natives. "Three visitors to camp, McNulty, McGinnis and O'Houlihan. The natives, on...
Possible Japanese cave on Iwo Jima, 1945-46
Possibly Japanese cave reinforced with Marsden matting. "cave. Iwo." Iwo Jima. 1945-46
Possibly a repurposed Japanese Kawasaki Ki-100
Possibly a repurposed Japanese Kawasaki Ki-100. "A Nip plane we fixed up." Probably on New Guinea.
Pottery vendors in San Fernando, Pampango, Luzon in the Philippines in 1945
"Pottery vendors in San Fernando, Pampango, Luzon." [1945]
POW camp near Dagupan in the Philippines on 16 March 1945
Japanese prisoner of war camp near Dagupan in the Philippines on 16 March 1945. "Dagupan POW camp." 16 March 1945
Pre-landing bombardment of Iwo Jima on 17 February 1945
519.Photograph. 'File Number: 306211 Released: April 12, 1945 Iwo Jima Dead in the water Resembling a giant black whale...
Preparing airplane "Laddie" for lift by wrecker truck, Alaska c. 1943.
Seven soldiers preparing airplane "Laddie" for lift by wrecker truck, probably Alaska c. 1943.
Presentation of the American flag during a military ceremony in the Pacific Theater, 1945-46
Presentation of American flag and military ceremony on unknown military base. Pacific Theater. 1945-46
Prewar and postwar Manila scene of Pier Seven
Mass produced photograph with two images featuring Pier Seven [7] in Manila, Philippine Islands, both pre and postwar...
Prewar and postwar Manila scene of the Walled City/Intramuros
Mass produced photograph with two images featuring the Walled City/Intramuros in Manila, Philippine Islands, both pre...
Prison Island at Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea in 1944
Front tire of a ton truck (jeep) parked on the shore near two palm trees. "Twin palms act as a frame for Prison Island...
Pushing a 37mm anti tank gun into place by hand in the Philippines in 1945
"Pushing 37mm anti tank gun into place by hand." Philippines [1945]
Quad .50 Cal machine guns, mounted on a half-track, fire at enemy bombers near Carranglan in the Philippines in 1945
"Quad 50 cal machine guns fire at enemy bombers." Mounted on half track. [1945]
Quiapo church from Quezon Bridge approach Manila in the Philippines in 1945
"Quiapo church from Quezon Bridge approach Manila." 1945
Quiapo church on Quezon Blvd, Manila, Philippines in February 1945
"Quiapo church on Quezon Blvd, Manila." February 1945
Quonset hut with ventilation along floor on Sterling Island beach in 1944
Quonset hut with ventilation along floor on Sterling Island beach. '"Sterling Island 1944."' Sterling Island, Treasury...
Quonset hut, Saipan, 1945
Slide. Front of a Quonset hut. Isley Field, Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands. 1945
Quonset huts next to a runway, Saipan, 1945
Slide. Grouping of Quonset huts next to two runways. Isley Field, Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands. 1945
Quonset huts on Tinian in late 1945
Quonset huts on Tinian in late 1945
Quonset huts, buildings and a jeep in the winter, Alaska c.1943.
Quonset huts, buildings and a jeep in the winter, probably Alaska c.1943.
Radar antenna superstructure and lifeboat davits on the USS Fergus in Hawaii, c.1944
"Radar antenna superstructure and lifeboat davits on USS Fergus" probably Hawaii, c.1944
Radio operator on left handing a phone to Major General Rapp Brush, Commanding Officer of the 40th Infantry Division, on New Britain in 1944
From Volume 1: South Pacific Theater. Radio operator on left handing a phone to Maj. Gen. Rapp Brush, Commanding...
Railroad bridge over a river, Alaska c.1943.
Railroad bridge over a river, probably Alaska c.1943.
Railroad train passing along river and mountain, Alaska c.1943.
Railroad train passing along river and mountain, Alaska c.1943. Taken from the train.
Ranch house at Agana, Guam in 1945
"Ranch house Agana, Guam 45."
Ranch house at Agana, Guam in 1945
Ranch house at Agana, Guam in 1945. "Ranch house Agana."
Rear view of captured Japanese Type 2 Ka-Mi amphibious tank showing propellers at Ormoc in the Philippines on 6 January 1945
"Rear view of captured Jap [Japanese] amphibious tank showing propellers." 6 January 1945
Reconnaissance aerial view of Iwo Jima prior to the invasion in February 1945
512.Photograph. 'File No: 48158 Feb. 20, 1945 Iwo Jima-Eight square miles of hell 'Like a pork chop sizzling on a hot...
Recreation area in New Caledonia in 1944-45
Recreational area with outdoor movie screen and sports fields in the background. "Rec. center - movie screen. Bob Hope...
Red Cross dark room in late 1945
American Red Cross clubmobile transformed into a photographic laboratory/dark room on Tinian. An American Red Cross...

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