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Photograph of Diary of Eva Braun

This is a photograph of the cover of the diary of Eva Braun. Historic Photograph File of National Archives Events and Personnel

World War II (WWII) area photograph of US Marine Corps (USMC) First Li...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Guadalcanal Country: Solomon Islands (SLB) Scene Camera Operator: MAJ Onenken, Usmc Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service... More

World War II (WWII) area photograph of US Marine Corps (USMC) First Li...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Guadalcanal Country: Solomon Islands (SLB) Scene Camera Operator: SGT E. Hart Jr, Usmc Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Serv... More

Dick Lee's machine shop crew at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory during Wo...

Photographs Documenting Scientists, Special Events, and Nuclear Research Facilities, Instruments, and Projects at the Berkeley Lab

World War II (WWII) area photograph of US Marine Corps (USMC) Major (M...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Photograph of a B-26 Martin Marauder Giving Cover to the Landing Craft...

Original caption: One of the many B-26 Martin Marauders of the 9th AF is shown over the coast of France during the early morning giving a cover to the landing craft shown on the beaches below. These hard-hitti... More

Bombing Target Sites on the Quabbin Reservoir in Massachusetts

This map outlines the areas of the Quabbin Reservoir used as dive bombing targets during World War II. Property Disposal Files

Photograph of the USS West Virginia and the USS Tennessee after the Ja...

Original caption: The USS West Virginia (BB45) and the USS Tennessee (BB43) after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7 1941. General Photographic File of the Department of Navy

Photograph of USS Arizona Burns at Pearl Harbor after Japanese Attack

Original caption: USS Arizona burns at Pearl Harbor after Japanese attack. General Photographic File of the Department of Navy

Photograph of Burning and Damaged Ships at Pearl Harbor

Original caption: Burning and damaged ships at Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7 1941. General Photographic File of the Department of Navy

Photograph of Captured Japanese Two-Man Submarine at Bellows Field aft...

Original caption: Captured Japanese two-man submarine at Bellows Field, T.H. after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7 1941. General Photographic File of the Department of Navy

Photograph of President Franklin D. Roosevelt Signing the Declaration ...

Original caption: President Franklin D. Roosevelt signing the declaration of war against Japan. Photographs of Notable Personalities

Photograph of General View of the House Of Representatives in Washingt...

Original caption: General view of the House of Representatives in Washington, December 8, 1941 as President Roosevelt asked for a declaration of war against Japan. ... More

UNITED We Are Strong. United We Will Win. OWI Poster No. 64. [Koerne...

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For Victory! June 14 - United Nations Day [Jan Clausing]

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Col. N. Butler Briscoe (sitting at center), commander

Col. N. Butler Briscoe (sitting at center), commander of Fort Knox, shares a light moment with officers from newly arrived Black WAC officers at Fort Knox, Kentucky, in 1943. Vera Harrison is suspected of being... More

[Factory worker testing a rifle] Battle Begins With Your Job. Do It Ri...

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Kinda give it your personal attention, will you? MORE PRODUCTION [Roe...

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"Today We Own Germany-and Tomorrow the Whole World"-Storm Troopers Son...

Original Artwork for World War II Posters Public domain photograph related to Nazi Germany, World War Two, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[German soldier looking on as man is hanged and two small children com...

Original Artwork for World War II Posters Public domain photograph related to World War Two, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Talk Is Not Cheap. Loose Talk Can Cost Lives [R.B. Yelie]

Original Artwork for World War II Posters Public domain photograph related to World War Two, Navy ships, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Nurse having a nurse's cap place on her head] [Victor Keppler]

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Bowl Them Over. MORE PRODUCTION. (Information on cover sheet: War Pro...

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Avenge December 7 [Bernard Perlin]

Original Artwork for World War II Posters Public domain photograph of beverage advertisement, food, drinks, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

World War II (WWII) area photograph of US Marine Corps (USMC) First Li...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vella La Vella Country: Solomon Islands (SLB) Scene Camera Operator: SGT White, Usmc Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service... More

Aerial view of US Naval Dry Dock

This photograph is an aerial view of US Naval Dry Dock with BB-61 USS Iowa in Dry Dock #3, USS Bunker Hill at East Jetty, and AP-21 USS Wakefield at the pier. Administrative History of the First Naval District ... More

Aerial view of US Naval Dry Dock

President Franklin D. Roosevelt Inspects Troops from Jeep at Camp Anfa...

Photographs of Franklin D. Roosevelt Public domain photograph of World War Two military equipment, vehicle, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Anti-Aircraft Training Center

This photograph is an aerial view of the anti-aircraft training center in Newport, Rhode Island. Administrative History of the First Naval District in World War II

Soldier Receiving a Medical Exam

This photograph depicts a soldier as he receives a medical examination before deployment overseas during World War II. Administrative Records

An American Liberty Ship

This photograph depicts an American Liberty ship as it is loaded with supplies in Boston. Administrative Records

Italian Prisoner of War (POW) Lumber Salvage Workers

Administrative Records Public domain photograph of industrial workers, factory building, work, assembly line, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

U.S. troops wade into the water as they stormed Omaha

U.S. troops wade into the water as they stormed Omaha beach on June 6, 1944. The iconic photograph of the Normandy landings is called “Into the Jaws of Death” and was shot by U.S. Coast Guard photographer's mat... More

Camp Myles Standish Lounge

This is a photograph of the Library Lounge North Service Club for EM at Camp Myles Standish. Administrative Records

AGC-8 Communication Ship, USS Mount Olympus

This photograph shows the AGC-8 Communication Ship, the USS Mount Olympus which was built by the Boston Navy yard. The hull of the ship was built by North Carolina Ship Building Company and was completed in Ju... More

Photograph of Soldiers Crouching Behind the Bulwarks of a Coast Guard ...

Original caption: French Coast Dead Ahead- Helmeted Yankee soldiers crouch, tightly packed, behind the bulwarks of a Coast Guard landing barge in the historic sweep across the English Channel to the shores of N... More

Photograph of American Troops during Final Amphibious Maneuvers on the...

Original caption: Invaders Hit the Shore in Invasion Maneuvers- American troops, carrying rifles and light fighting equipment, spring through the surf from Coast Guard-manned landing craft in final amphibious m... More

A bird's-eye view of landing craft, barrage balloons

A bird's-eye view of landing craft, barrage balloons and Allied troops landing in Normandy, France, on D-Day, June 6, 1944. U.S. Maritime Commission photo

Photograph of Men and Assault Vehicles Storming the Beaches of Normand...

Original caption: Men and assault vehicles storm the beaches of Normandy as allied landing craft make a dent in Germany's West Wall on June 6, 1944. As wave after wave of landing craft unload their cargo, men ... More

Photograph of American Assault Troops with Full Equipment Moving onto ...

Original caption: American assault troops with full equipment move onto Omaha Beach behind heavy material including half-tracks and DUKWS. Smoke in the background is from Naval gunfire supporting the landing. ... More

An aerial photo of Hiroshima showing the destruction

An aerial photo of Hiroshima showing the destruction caused the atomic bomb on Aug. 6, 1945. The photo was in possession of Ralph Richard Hayes, former 20th Air Force, Army Air Corps, 421st Bombardment Squadron... More

Photograph of Hiroshima after Atomic Bomb

Photographs Used In The Report Effects of the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima, Japan

Photograph of Hiroshima after Atomic Bomb

Photographs Used In The Report Effects of the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima, Japan

Photograph of Major General Norman Cota Presenting the Bronze Star Med...

Original caption: Lahr, Germany. Major General D. Cota, CG, 28th Division, U.S. First Army, Presents the Bronze Star Medal to L. to R., Cpl. John H. Reese of Brigham City, Utah; CPL Harry D. McMahan of Federals... More

Photograph of the Guns on the U.S.S. Indiana Ready for an Air Attack

General Photographic File of the Department of Navy Public domain image of a U.S. navy ship during World War Two, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

DE-537 USS Rizzi

This photograph shows the DE-537 USS Rizzi, which has a 306 geared turbine, and was built by Boston Navy Yard. Administrative History of the First Naval District in World War II

Photograph of the U.S.S. Missouri as It Enters Tokyo Bay for the Surre...

General Photographic File of the Department of Navy Public domain photograph of Imperial Japan, Japanese empire, during World War Two, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

USS Mason at Boston Navy Yard

Original caption: First Predominately Negro Ship. Commissioned U.S.S. Mason, Boston Navy Yard. Administrative History of the First Naval District in World War II

Harpo Marx Talks with President Harry S. Truman

Caption: Entertainer Harpo Marx (left) talks with President Harry S. Truman (right) at Fairfield Air Base in Suisan, California. President Truman stopped in California on his way to Wake Island to meet with Gen... More

An air-to-air left side view of four B-24 Liberator aircraft in format...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

The full length view of the Chamael memorial stained glass window in t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Reginald D. Brooks ... More

Aerial view of "Hercules" seaplane built by Howard Hughes during the c...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Long Beach State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Robert G. Swan Release Status: Released to ... More

Turkish sailors board the destroyer TCG YUCETEPE (D-345) for the first...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tacoma State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

Crew members of the destroyer USS ORLECK (DD 886), disembark from thei...

Distinguished guests in attendance at the Congressional Medal of Honor...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Paseo De Susana State: Guam (GU) Country: Northern Mariana Islands (MNP) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Charles H. Dutkiewicz, USN Release Status: R... More

An air-to-air right front view of a replica of a Japanese World War II...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Las Vegas State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Simons Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

Artwork: "Community Life," China, World War II- Artist: John G. Hanlen

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A line of World War II-era bombs are staged on the flight deck of the ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pensacola State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PHC (Sw) Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to Pu... More

The restored World War II B-25 Mitchell bomber aircraft Heavenly Body ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 R.J. Oriez Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

The restored World War II B-25 Mitchell bomber aircraft Heavenly Body ...

In celebration of the 228th Marine Corps Birthday, a US Marine Corps (...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Christopher M. Tirado, USMC ... More

At twilight, the Washington Monument is framed between two pillars ado...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Daniel J. Mclain, USN Release Status: Released to P... More

All toll, 3,812 Americans who fought during World War II are buried he...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Cambridge Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: AMN Christopher Walkenhorst USAF Releas... More

Coast Guard vet promoted 69 years later

MUNCIE, Ind. - A U.S. Coast Guard officer promoted William D. Barber, Sr. to honorary motor machinist's mate first class at Barber's home in Muncie July 7, 2011, more than 69 years after he was honorably discha... More

World War II era planes fly over Washington, D.C.,

World War II era planes fly over Washington, D.C., on the anniversary of Victory in Europe Day, viewed from Arlington House in Arlington National Cemetery, May 8, 2015, in Arlington, Va. The WWII aircraft are a... More

A North American P-51 Mustang and a Vought F4U Corsair

A North American P-51 Mustang and a Vought F4U Corsair fly as part of a Heritage Flight in support of Air Force Reserve Week, Niagara Falls, N.Y., June 7, 2018. The two planes, dating back to World War II, join... More

William Dunn, British Royal Air Force Squadron 71 pilot,

William Dunn, British Royal Air Force Squadron 71 pilot, is the first American Ace of World War II. Although Dunn was the first American ace, the title originally went to Gregory Daymond, a fellow pilot with No... More

Evelyn T. Gray, Riveter and Pearlyne Smiley, Bucker, Complete a Job on...

Women Working In Industry Public domain photograph of a bomber aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Tora! Tora! Tora! is a recreation of the December 7th 1941 attack on P...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Gary Ell, USAF CIV. Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

Female Worker

This photograph depicts a female worker during the World War II era. Photographs

Photograph of Doris Miller Showing Navy Cross Received in Ceremony at ...

Original caption: Close up of Doris Miller showing Navy Cross received in ceremony at Pearl Harbor. General Photographic File of the Department of Navy

Captured Japanese Photograph of Japanese Mitsubishi Divebombers Warmin...

Original caption: Japanese photograph captured on Attu, Aleutian Islands, June 1, 1943. Japanese Mitsubishi divebombers warming up on carrier deck before the attack on Pearl Harbor of Dec. 7, 1941. This photo... More

Photograph of Burning and Damaged Ships at Pearl Harbor

Original caption: Burning and damaged ships after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7 1941. General Photographic File of the Department of Navy

KEEP IT UP BROTHER. This War's Not Won By A Damn Sight! (War Product...

Original Artwork for World War II Posters

Photograph taken from a Captured Nazi Shows German Troops Rushing Cros...

Original caption: This photo from a captured Nazi shows German troops rushing across a Belgian road blocked with vehicles and armor during the enemy attack against the American Army which began Dec. 16th, 1944.... More

[Man plowing a field with a tractor with military planes and tanks fol...

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THE UNITED NATIONS FIGHT FOR FREEDOM

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Daily Press. 11,000,000 in Armed Forces by '44. Help Wanted Women. ...

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It Takes Both! 5% victory Tax. 10% War Bonds

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Sign the pledge to keep'em rolling! U.S. Truck Conservation Corps - U....

Original Artwork for World War II Posters Public domain photograph of a truck, pickup truck, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Right arm and hand (with swastika on shirt sleeve) thrusting a bayone...

Original Artwork for World War II Posters Public domain photograph related to World War Two, National Socialism, The Third Reich, Europe under Nazi occupation, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Pi... More

Keep Grinding [Nicolas Pisarro]

There's no Ersatz for Freedom! [Seymour Fogel]

United We Are Strong. [Media: charcoal]

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1943. Take your Books to your Local Library.

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AP-21 USS Wakefield Being Towed

This photograph shows the AP-21 USS Wakefield being towed to US Naval Drydock after a fire at sea. Administrative History of the First Naval District in World War II

DR. CHARLES RICHARD DREW, M.D., C.M., MED. D.Sc. - PROFESSOR OF SURGER...

Dr. Charles Drew - with biographical paragraphs. Artworks and Mockups for Cartoons Promoting the War Effort and Original Sketches by Charles Alston

PAUL ROBESON - ACTOR, ARTIST, ATHLETE

Paul Robeson - with biographical paragraphs. Artworks and Mockups for Cartoons Promoting the War Effort and Original Sketches by Charles Alston

LIEUT. WILLA BROWN - AVIATRIX-MAKER OF PILOTS

Lieutenant Willa Brown - with biographical paragraphs. Artworks and Mockups for Cartoons Promoting the War Effort and Original Sketches by Charles Alston

"FOOD FIGHTS FOR FREEDOM!!!"

Produce and Conserve - with caption. Artworks and Mockups for Cartoons Promoting the War Effort and Original Sketches by Charles Alston

"A PLEDGE AND A PRAYER - AND ON EARTH PEACE, GOOD WILL TOWARD MEN"

Black soldier and Christmas theme - with caption. Artworks and Mockups for Cartoons Promoting the War Effort and Original Sketches by Charles Alston

Photograph of Men Testing Rubber Life-Rafts and Accessories off Cape F...

Original caption: Tests of rubber life-rafts and accessories conducted by six men off Cape Fear, N.C. After only one day on the raft, the "survivors" looked like this. Ample protection from the sun is needed o... More

Photograph of Allied Guns Firing at Nazi Planes Off the Cherbourg Peni...

Original caption: Off Cherbourg, The Luftwaffe Attacks at Night- Allied guns weave a tapestry of flame in the night skies off the Cherbourg Peninsula, as Nazi planes appear overhead to bomb a group of invasion ... More

Photograph taken from a Captured German Film Shows German Infantrymen ...

Original caption: This photograph, taken from a captured Nazi film, was made when the Nazis had the world by the tail and were rolling full speed ahead in the early phase of their Belgium-Luxembourg breakthroug... More

Inspection at Otis Field

This photograph depicts an inspection at Otis Field located at Camp Edwards in Massachusetts. Administrative History of the First Naval District in World War II

Hanger Two at Naval Air Station in South Weymouth

This photograph shows the inside of hanger two at the Naval Air Station in South Weymouth. Administrative History of the First Naval District in World War II

Photograph of Dwight D. Eisenhower

This is a photograph of Dwight Eisenhower (front center) on a camping trip on the Smoky Hill River in the vicinity of Abilene, Kansas. Numerical Photographs

Artwork: "Luftwaffe Soldier" Artist: Garoq

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A paratrooper of the 82nd Airborne Division participates in the re-ena...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Saint Mere-Eglise Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: SPC 5 George Izer Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Dig... More

Artwork: "Bull Session," World War II. Artist: John G. Hanlen. US Army...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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