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Sick bay of the USS Rutland in 1945
Sailors playing cards inside the sick bay of the USS Rutland. From donor's notes: "Sick Bay." 1945
Sick bay on the deck of the USS Rutland in 1945
Sailors underneath tarp in a "sick bay" on the deck of the USS Rutland. From donor's notes: "Sick Bay on #5 Hatch."...
Sidewalk crowds greet troops of the 148th Infantry Regiment, 37th Division as they enter Manila in the Philippines on 5 February 1945
"Sidewalk crowds greet troops of 148th Inf Regiment, 37th Div as they enter Manila." 5 February 1945
Sign for ancient ruins on Tinian in late 1945
Sign for ancient ruins on Tinian; sign in front of ruins reads "Prehistoric ruins left by unknown race which inhabited...
Sign for the 'Times Square Club' on Tinian in late 1945 or early 1946
Sign for the 'Times Square Club' located at '42nd Street and Broadway' on Tinian in late 1945 or early 1946.
Sign regarding Geisha in Tokyo, Japan after 1945
Sign reads "All of these Geisha girls have a venereal disease of some sort. Be sure to take a pro." Probably Tokyo,...
Signalmen with U.S. Navy Commander Wotherspoon aboard the USS Rutland in 1945
Group portrait of the signalmen aboard the USS Rutland with U.S. Navy Commander Alexander Somerville Wotherspoon, the...
Signing of surrender document by General Yamashita at Baguio, Luzon in the Philippines in August 1945
"Signing of surrender document by General Yamashita at Baguio, Luzon, P.I." August 1945
Single story concrete building possibly commandeered by American troops probably in Tokyo, Japan after 1945
Single-story concrete building possibly commandeered by American troops probably in Tokyo, Japan after 1945.
Sisters tell soldiers how Japanese destroyed their church in the Philippines on 16 February 1945
"Sisters tell G.I.'s how Japs destroyed their church." 16 February 1945
Six 16-inch rifles of the U.S.S. Iowa bellow in unison in October 1944
283.Photograph. USS Iowa. '46343 October 26, 1944 Tons of Death Six 16-inch rifles of the U.S.S. Iowa bellow in unison...
Six American soldiers standing in front of "Hoodathunkit" tow truck in the Aleutian Islands c. 1943.
Six American soldiers standing in front of "Hoodathunkit" tow truck wrecker in the Aleutian Islands c. 1943.
Six emaciated Japanese prisoners of war are overseen by an MP at Talasea, New Britain in August 1944
Six emaciated Japanese prisoners of war are overseen by an MP. "Japanese prisoners captured when cut off from their...
Skeletal remains, Saipan, 1945
Side. Small pile of skeletal remains next to a wood post that has Japanese characters written on it. Saipan. 1945
Skink on a branch, Saipan, 1945
Slide. Skink lying on a branch. Saipan. 1945
Sky at sunset, Saipan, 1945
Slide. Tops of trees under the sky at sunset. Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands. 1945
Sky at sunset, Saipan, 1945
Slide. Tops of trees under the sky at sunset. Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands. 1945
Sky at sunset, Saipan, 1945
Slide. Low-angle view of the sky at sunset. Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands. 1945
Small cemetery in Pacific jungle forest on Purata Island near Bougainville, Solomon Islands in 1945
Small cemetery in Pacific jungle forest. Official caption:'"Tiny jungle cemetery on Purata Island near Bougainville....
Small group of 7th Infantry Division soldiers huddling together on a battlefield on Kwajalein in February 1944
Small group of 7th Infantry Division soldiers huddling together on battlefield; smoke from explosion to flush Japanese...
Small Japanese artillery piece inside a small shelter on Guam, 1944-45
Small Japanese howitzer inside cave. "Jap gun - Guam." Guam. 1944-45
Smoke from a distant explosion rises above a field of damaged palm trees on Eniwetok Atoll, February 1944
Smoke rises from a distant explosion beyond a field of damaged palm trees occupied my American soldiers. The smoke is...
Smoke from flames begun by shells and bombs hangs over Guam on 20 July 1944
505.Photograph. 'File Number: 59459 August 2, 1944 Landing climax terrific bombardment of Guam Smoke from flames begun...
Smoke from large guns on board the USS New York (BB-34) after firing on Iwo Jima in February 1945
Smoke from large guns on board the USS New York (BB-34) after firing on Iwo Jima; Bofors 40 mm antiaircraft gun crew in...
Smoke rises in the distance from a Japanese aerial bombardment on Iwo Jima in February 1945
LST-760 [Landing Ship, Tank] with pontoon bridge attached to boat's side, seen from the aft of the ship, at sea with...
Smokescreen from B-25 Mitchell bomber over the Pacific Ocean
Smokescreen from B-25 Mitchell bomber, laid over the Pacific Ocean. See also 2011.018.083-2011.018.087. Pacific Ocean....
Snow capped mountains taken from a plane, Alaska c.1943.
Snow capped mountains and river landscape scene taken from an airplane, probably Alaska c.1943.
Snow covered building in the woods with signpost "Blazers Nook", Alaska c.1943.
Snow covered building in the woods, probably a barracks, with signpost "Blazers Nook"[or Blazers Noob], probably Alaska...
Snow covered building in the woods, Alaska c.1943.
Snow covered building in the woods, probably a barracks, with many icicles, probably Alaska c.1943.
Snow covered log cabin in the woods, Alaska c.1943.
Snow covered log cabin in the woods, probably Alaska c.1943.
Snow covered log cabin in the woods, Alaska c.1943.
Snow covered log cabin in the woods with large doors on one end, probably Alaska c.1943.
Snow covered log cabin in the woods, Alaska c.1943.
Snow covered log cabin in the woods with ladder leaning against roof, probably Alaska c.1943.
Snow covered log cabin in the woods, Alaska c.1943.
Snow covered log cabin in the woods, probably Alaska c.1943.
Snowy field with woods in background, Alaska c.1943.
Snowy field with woods in background, probably Alaska c.1943.
Soldier crouches behind street barricade designed to slow US tanks on 17 February 1945
"Soldier crouches behind street barricade designed to slow U.S. tanks." 17 February 1945

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