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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
Busy London street
Photograph. Cabs driving down a street as pedestrians cross. Large commercial buildings on either side of the street....
Butterfield and Italian civilian in Italian countryside in 1944
Sidney Butterfield and an Italian civilian in countryside. Italy. 1944
Captain Thomas Weiss speaking with North African man on street in al-Qayrawān, Tunisia in 1943-44
Captain Thomas E. Weiss speaking with North African man on street. "Manufacture de tapis de Kairouan" sign along rug...
Captain Thomas Weiss speaking with North African man on street in al-Qayrawān, Tunisia in 1943-44
Captain Thomas E. Weiss speaking with North African man on street. "Manufacture de tapis de Kairouan" sign along rug...
Captain Weiss in doorway of North African rug shop in al-Qayrawān, Tunisia in 1943-44
Captain Thomas E. Weiss in doorway of North African rug shop, women in burqa/burka walks in foreground. "Manufacture de...
Cathedral interior, Philippines, 1945
Photograph. Cathedral interior. View up the main aisle facing the altar. Personal caption on photo reverse: "1945...
Cattle-drawn cart, Czechoslovakia, 1945
Photograph. Civilians leading a cattle-drawn cart down a road. Personal caption on reverse: "Volary Czech." Volary,...
Child climbing up a cliff
Photograph. Child in winter clothing sitting on the side of a path leading up a cliff. Location unknown. No date
Child standing outside home in Hornbach, Germany, July 1945
Photograph. Child standing outside "One of the homes in Hornbach", Germany in July of 1945.
Children at a train station in India in 1944
Photograph. Children at a train station in India in 1944.
Children at play in a village in Burma in 1944
Photograph. Children at play in a village in Burma in 1944.

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