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Army Air Force serviceman Arthur Eckstein reading to a young Italian girl, Italy, May 1945
Photograph. American serviceman sitting on cot and reading to a young Italian girl; the girl wears a brooch with a...
Army medic on a sidewalk
Photograph. United States Army medic standing on a brick sidewalk. A military jeep and flatbed truck are parked in the...
Army medics attending servicemen
Photograph. Army medics attending a small group of servicemen. Presumably France. No date
Army medics on a sidewalk
Photograph. Two soldiers wearing M1 helmets stand on a sidewalk. Another serviceman is walking towards them; two young...
Army nurse holding baby in New Caledonia on 10 November 1944
4.Photograph. Unidentified U.S. Army nurse holding native New Caledonian baby. '11-10-44. New Caledonia.' New Caledonia...
Atrocity: Carmen and Rosario Yule were shot at close range by Japanese soldiers as they fled their burning homes in Manila in the Philippines in 1945
"Atrocity: Carmen and Rosario Yule were shot at close range by Jap soldiers as they fled their burning homes in Manila...
Atrocity: Godefredo Rivera was only one of group of 10 civilians to survive machine gunning by Japanese in Manila in the Philippines on 2 March 1945
"Atrocity: Godefredo Rivera was only one of group of 10 civilians to survive machine gunning by Japs." 2 March 1945
Atrocity: Jose Cabanero was struck twice with saber by Japanese soldier on 2 March 1945
"Atrocity: Jose Cabanero was struck twice with saber by Jap soldier." 2 March 1945
Atrocity: Jose Cabanero was struck twice with saber by Japanese soldier on 2 March 1945
"Atrocity: Jose Cabanero was struck twice with saber by Jap soldier." 2 March 1945
Atrocity: Louis Trinidad, treated in San Lazaro Hospital was hurt by hand grenades and bayoneted by Japanese in Manila in the Philippines on 2 March 1945
"Atrocity: Louis Trinidad, treated in San Lazaro Hospital was hurt by hand grenades and bayoneted by Japs." 2 March 1945
Atrocity: Lourdes Ental was wounded by Japanese hand grenade thrown at her in Manila in the Philippines on 2 March 1945
"Atrocity: Lourdes Ental was wounded by Jap hand grenade thrown at her." 2 March 1945
Atrocity: Pedro Herrera was machine gunned when he tried to escape from house Japanese set on fire in Manila in the Philippines on 2 March 1945
"Atrocity: Pedro Herrera was machine gunned when he tried to escape from house Japs set on fire." 2 March 1945
Banca on a river, Philippines, 1945
Photograph. Filipino civilian steering a banca on a river. Manila, Philippines. 1945
Band in the Philippines, 1943
Photograph. Over a dozen Filipino musicians play in a band outside. Philippines. 1943
Barefoot Swiss children outside train car looking for treats from Americans in Switzerland in 1944 or 1945
Slide. Barefoot Swiss children outside train car looking for treats from Americans. “Swiss children greeting Yanks.”...
Beach by the Mediterranean Sea, Palestine. 1944
Photograph. Civilians walking on a beach and boardwalk by the Mediterranean Sea. Personal caption on reverse: "The...
Beaches in Tel Aviv, 1944
Photographs. Buses drive around a traffic circle near a beach on the Mediterranean Sea. Personal caption on reverse: "...
Bedouins, two with guns in the air, on horses, El Assa Airfield, Libya, 1943
Four native Bedouins, two with guns in the air, on horses. A United States serviceman, with leather flight jacket and...
Bell ringer in the Leaning Tower in Pisa, Italy, 1944
Photograph. Man ringing a bell in the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Personal caption on reverse: "'Bell ringer' of Pisa Bell...
Bishop Eivind Berggrav and wife greeting U.S. military officers, Oslo, Norway, 1945
Photograph. Bishop Eivind Berggrav and wife, of Norway, greeting U.S. Brigadier General Owen Summers and Chaplain Major...
Bob Hope at the Royal Albert Hall in London, England, 1945
Photograph. Bob Hope sitting between servicewomen at the Royal Albert Hall. London, England. 1945
Bodies of Filipino civilians killed by Japanese are piled in back of truck on 19 February 1945
"Bodies of Filipino civilians killed by Japs are piled in back of truck." 19 February 1945
Bomb damage to city street in Berlin, Germany in April 1945
Bomb damage to city street with civilians along sidewalk in Berlin, Germany in April 1945.
Bombed-out German city
Photograph. Remains of bombed-out buildings in a German city. Civilians and American military vehicles are on the...
Bonifacio monument on North Rizal draped with GI fatigues laundered by Filipino women at Manila in the Philippines on 14 February 1945
"Bonifacio monument on North Rizal draped with GI fatigues laundered by Filipino women." 14 February 1945
Bridge under construction, Netherlands, 1944
Photograph. American servicemen standing on a partially constructed bridge. Personal caption on front: "Maaestricht,...
British airmen helping Italian civilians harvest silk, Northern Italy, 1945
Photograph. British airmen helping Italian civilians harvest silk. Official Caption: "Rome, 6/23/45 -- Silk harvest in...
British civilians gathering for the London VE-Day parade, England, 1945
Photograph, cropped. Large group of British civilians standing in the street for a VE-Day parade. Cropped typed caption...
British civilians wave goodbye to American airmen taking off from Great Britain, 1945
Photograph. British crowd waving goodbye to a B-24 Liberator moving down a runway. Official Caption: "Rome, 7/23/45--...
Buddhist priest sitting on outdoor steps, Burma
Photograph, blurry. Buddhist priest sitting on the front steps of an elevated building; a civilian is sitting on the...
Building on a pier
Photograph. Two-story building on a pier of a body of water, presumably the Mediterranean Sea. Presumably Italy. No date
Buildings on farm where Don Deane bivouacked near Couptrain, Mayenne, France in 1945
American soldiers resting near "buildings on farm where Don Deane bivouacked near Couptrain, France." Couptrain,...
Burmese children in 1944
Photograph. Burmese children in 1944.
Burmese civilians during a celebration
Photograph. Burmese civilians gathered together during a celebration; two men with long staffs are in the foreground....
Burmese men riding elephants, Burma, 1945
Photograph. Several Burmese men riding on top of elephants. Personal stamp of John H. Tate II on reverse. Burma [modern...
Burmese women and children at a street market in 1944
Photograph. Burmese women and children at a street market in 1944

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