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[England during the war--subway tunnel with bunk beds]

[England during the war--subway tunnel with bunk beds]

Girl in bunk bed in subway tunnel shelter, woman kneeling next to her. Toni Frissell Collection (Library of Congress).

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Naval Housing Area Makalapa, Northeast of Kamehameha Highway & Radford Drive intersection, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Naval Housing Area Makalapa, Northeast ...

Significance: The Makalapa neighborhood is significant as an example of military housing built just before the United States' entry into World War II, reflecting the build-up of defenses and the related need fo... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Prefabricated, Splinterproof Personnel Shelter, Avenue C, near Seventh Street intersection, adjacent to Facility No. 155, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Prefabricated, Splinterproof Personnel ...

Significance: It is located within the Pearl Harbor National Historic Landmark. This air raid shelter is a distinctive building type that was constructed solely during the WWII period in direct response to the ... More

Woman kneeling next to bed of child, in an underground tunnel during the bombing of London during World War II

Woman kneeling next to bed of child, in an underground tunnel during t...

Date from information in related LOT 12457. Forms part of: Toni Frissell collection (Library of Congress).

Naval Air Station Barbers Point, Air Raid Shelter, West of Moffett Street between Bismarck Sea & Hamilton Roads, Ewa, Honolulu County, HI

Naval Air Station Barbers Point, Air Raid Shelter, West of Moffett Str...

Significance: This is the only known remaining example at Naval Air Station Barbers Point (NAS BP) of this type of personnel shelter, a distinctive construction type erected in the aftermath of the Japanese att... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Fallout Shelter, Kuakua Avenue near Berth S-19, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Fallout Shelter, Kuakua Avenue near Ber...

Significance: The U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1964; due to the crucial role it played in the Nation's defense during the twentieth century and the calamitous ... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Naval Housing Area Makalapa, Northeast of Kamehameha Highway & Radford Drive intersection, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Naval Housing Area Makalapa, Northeast ...

Significance: The Makalapa neighborhood is significant as an example of military housing built just before the United States' entry into World War II, reflecting the build-up of defenses and the related need fo... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Naval Housing Area Makalapa, Northeast of Kamehameha Highway & Radford Drive intersection, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Naval Housing Area Makalapa, Northeast ...

Significance: The Makalapa neighborhood is significant as an example of military housing built just before the United States' entry into World War II, reflecting the build-up of defenses and the related need fo... More

Naval Air Station Barbers Point, Anti-Aircraft Battery Complex-Shelter, East of Coral Sea Road, northwest of Hamilton Road, Ewa, Honolulu County, HI

Naval Air Station Barbers Point, Anti-Aircraft Battery Complex-Shelter...

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Naval Air Station Barbers Point, Air Raid Shelter, West of Moffett Street between Bismarck Sea & Hamilton Roads, Ewa, Honolulu County, HI

Naval Air Station Barbers Point, Air Raid Shelter, West of Moffett Str...

Significance: This is the only known remaining example at Naval Air Station Barbers Point (NAS BP) of this type of personnel shelter, a distinctive construction type erected in the aftermath of the Japanese att... More

Naval Air Station Barbers Point, Air Raid Shelter, West of Moffett Street between Bismarck Sea & Hamilton Roads, Ewa, Honolulu County, HI

Naval Air Station Barbers Point, Air Raid Shelter, West of Moffett Str...

Significance: This is the only known remaining example at Naval Air Station Barbers Point (NAS BP) of this type of personnel shelter, a distinctive construction type erected in the aftermath of the Japanese att... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Naval Housing Area Makalapa, Northeast of Kamehameha Highway & Radford Drive intersection, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Naval Housing Area Makalapa, Northeast ...

Significance: The Makalapa neighborhood is significant as an example of military housing built just before the United States' entry into World War II, reflecting the build-up of defenses and the related need fo... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Prefabricated, Splinterproof Personnel Shelter, Avenue C, near Seventh Street intersection, adjacent to Facility No. 155, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Prefabricated, Splinterproof Personnel ...

Significance: It is located within the Pearl Harbor National Historic Landmark. This air raid shelter is a distinctive building type that was constructed solely during the WWII period in direct response to the ... More

Woman in bomb shelter which is stocked with food and other supplies; bunk bed in corner MST

Woman in bomb shelter which is stocked with food and other supplies; b...

Title devised by Library staff from related contact sheet folder caption. No date on related contact sheet folder caption. Contact sheet available for reference purposes: USN&WR COLL - Job no. 6743, frame 6. Re... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Bombproof Personnel Shelter, Enterprise Street and St. Lo Avenue, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Bombproof Personnel Shelter, Enterprise...

Significance: It was built as a bombproof personnel shelter in direct response to the attack of Pearl Harbor. It is a distinctive type of reinforced concrete construction, built for the specific purpose of prot... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Dispensary & Casualty Station, Bishop Point, northwest of intersection of Vickers Avenue & Fort Kamehameha Road, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Dispensary & Casualty Station, Bishop P...

Significance: This facility is a distinctive type of building that was constructed only during the World War II period, in direct response to the December 7, 1941 attack. Buildings with this form were used for... More

Naval Magazine Lualualei, West Loch Branch, Fallout Shelter Type, East of A Avenue near Second Street, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

Naval Magazine Lualualei, West Loch Branch, Fallout Shelter Type, East...

Significance: These structures serve as excellent examples of military construction from the 1940s, and are significant as part of the WWII buildup of the base. Survey number: HABS HI-217

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Splinterproof Shelter, Seventh Street between Avenues E & G, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Splinterproof Shelter, Seventh Street b...

Significance: It is located within the Pearl Harbor National Historic Landmark. It is one of four types of air raid shelters that were constructed during WWII at Pearl Harbor, in direct response to the December... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Bombproof Personnel Shelter, Enterprise Street and St. Lo Avenue, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Bombproof Personnel Shelter, Enterprise...

Significance: It was built as a bombproof personnel shelter in direct response to the attack of Pearl Harbor. It is a distinctive type of reinforced concrete construction, built for the specific purpose of prot... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Naval Housing Area Makalapa, Northeast of Kamehameha Highway & Radford Drive intersection, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Naval Housing Area Makalapa, Northeast ...

Significance: The Makalapa neighborhood is significant as an example of military housing built just before the United States' entry into World War II, reflecting the build-up of defenses and the related need fo... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Dispensary & Casualty Station, Bishop Point, northwest of intersection of Vickers Avenue & Fort Kamehameha Road, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Dispensary & Casualty Station, Bishop P...

Significance: This facility is a distinctive type of building that was constructed only during the World War II period, in direct response to the December 7, 1941 attack. Buildings with this form were used for... More

Naval Air Station Fallon, 100-man Fallout Shelter, 800 Complex, off Carson Road near intersection of Pasture & Berney Roads, Fallon, Churchill County, NV

Naval Air Station Fallon, 100-man Fallout Shelter, 800 Complex, off Ca...

Public domain photograph of industrial architecture, factory building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Naval Air Station Barbers Point, Anti-Aircraft Battery Complex-Shelter, East of Coral Sea Road, northwest of Hamilton Road, Ewa, Honolulu County, HI

Naval Air Station Barbers Point, Anti-Aircraft Battery Complex-Shelter...

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U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Bombproof Personnel Shelter, Enterprise Street and St. Lo Avenue, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Bombproof Personnel Shelter, Enterprise...

Significance: It was built as a bombproof personnel shelter in direct response to the attack of Pearl Harbor. It is a distinctive type of reinforced concrete construction, built for the specific purpose of prot... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Fallout Shelter, Kuakua Avenue near Berth S-19, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Fallout Shelter, Kuakua Avenue near Ber...

Significance: The U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1964; due to the crucial role it played in the Nation's defense during the twentieth century and the calamitous ... More

Naval Air Station Fallon, 100-man Fallout Shelter, 800 Complex, off Carson Road near intersection of Pasture & Berney Roads, Fallon, Churchill County, NV

Naval Air Station Fallon, 100-man Fallout Shelter, 800 Complex, off Ca...

Public domain photograph - historical image of Nevada, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Naval Air Station Fallon, 100-man Fallout Shelter, 800 Complex, off Carson Road near intersection of Pasture & Berney Roads, Fallon, Churchill County, NV

Naval Air Station Fallon, 100-man Fallout Shelter, 800 Complex, off Ca...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an arch stone structure, bridge, or tunnel, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Naval Air Station Fallon, 100-man Fallout Shelter, 800 Complex, off Carson Road near intersection of Pasture & Berney Roads, Fallon, Churchill County, NV

Naval Air Station Fallon, 100-man Fallout Shelter, 800 Complex, off Ca...

Public domain photograph of train station, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Naval Magazine Lualualei, West Loch Branch, Fallout Shelter Type, East of A Avenue near Second Street, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

Naval Magazine Lualualei, West Loch Branch, Fallout Shelter Type, East...

Significance: These structures serve as excellent examples of military construction from the 1940s, and are significant as part of the WWII buildup of the base. Survey number: HABS HI-217

Naval Air Station Barbers Point, Air Raid Shelter, West of Moffett Street between Bismarck Sea & Hamilton Roads, Ewa, Honolulu County, HI

Naval Air Station Barbers Point, Air Raid Shelter, West of Moffett Str...

Significance: This is the only known remaining example at Naval Air Station Barbers Point (NAS BP) of this type of personnel shelter, a distinctive construction type erected in the aftermath of the Japanese att... More

Naval Air Station Barbers Point, Air Raid Shelter, West of Moffett Street between Bismarck Sea & Hamilton Roads, Ewa, Honolulu County, HI

Naval Air Station Barbers Point, Air Raid Shelter, West of Moffett Str...

Significance: This is the only known remaining example at Naval Air Station Barbers Point (NAS BP) of this type of personnel shelter, a distinctive construction type erected in the aftermath of the Japanese att... More

Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Bomb Shelter, Alden Park on Railroad Avenue, Vallejo, Solano County, CA

Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Bomb Shelter, Alden Park on Railroad Avenu...

Significance: Plans for the construction of bomb shelters were being completed by month's end following the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. The following year would see the construction of 100 bom... More

Naval Air Station Fallon, 100-man Fallout Shelter, 800 Complex, off Carson Road near intersection of Pasture & Berney Roads, Fallon, Churchill County, NV

Naval Air Station Fallon, 100-man Fallout Shelter, 800 Complex, off Ca...

Public domain photograph of industrial architecture, factory building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Woman kneeling next to bed of child, in an underground tunnel during the bombing of London during World War II

Woman kneeling next to bed of child, in an underground tunnel during t...

Date from information in related LOT 12457. Forms part of: Toni Frissell collection (Library of Congress).

Woman with two children, one in bed, in an underground tunnel during the bombing of London during World War II

Woman with two children, one in bed, in an underground tunnel during t...

Date from information in related LOT 12457. Forms part of: Toni Frissell collection (Library of Congress).

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Bombproof Personnel Shelter, Enterprise Street and St. Lo Avenue, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Bombproof Personnel Shelter, Enterprise...

Significance: It was built as a bombproof personnel shelter in direct response to the attack of Pearl Harbor. It is a distinctive type of reinforced concrete construction, built for the specific purpose of prot... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Fallout Shelter, Kuakua Avenue near Berth S-19, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Fallout Shelter, Kuakua Avenue near Ber...

Significance: The U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1964; due to the crucial role it played in the Nation's defense during the twentieth century and the calamitous ... More

Naval Air Station Barbers Point, Anti-Aircraft Battery Complex-Shelter, East of Coral Sea Road, northwest of Hamilton Road, Ewa, Honolulu County, HI

Naval Air Station Barbers Point, Anti-Aircraft Battery Complex-Shelter...

Public domain photograph - historical image of Hawaii, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Woman kneeling next to bed of child, in an underground tunnel during the bombing of London during World War II

Woman kneeling next to bed of child, in an underground tunnel during t...

Date from information in related LOT 12457. Forms part of: Toni Frissell collection (Library of Congress).

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Splinterproof Shelter, Seventh Street between Avenues E & G, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Splinterproof Shelter, Seventh Street b...

Significance: It is located within the Pearl Harbor National Historic Landmark. It is one of four types of air raid shelters that were constructed during WWII at Pearl Harbor, in direct response to the December... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Type A Casualty Station, Hale Alii Avenue at Frederick Street, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Type A Casualty Station, Hale Alii Aven...

Significance: It was built as a casualty station as a direct reaction to the attack of Pearl Harbor. Casualty stations were a category of splinter-proof shelters, built to provide quick treatment to victims dur... More

Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Bomb Shelter, Alden Park on Railroad Avenue, Vallejo, Solano County, CA

Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Bomb Shelter, Alden Park on Railroad Avenu...

Significance: Plans for the construction of bomb shelters were being completed by month's end following the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. The following year would see the construction of 100 bom... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Fallout Shelter, Kuakua Avenue near Berth S-19, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Fallout Shelter, Kuakua Avenue near Ber...

Significance: The U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1964; due to the crucial role it played in the Nation's defense during the twentieth century and the calamitous ... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Fallout Shelter, Kuakua Avenue near Berth S-19, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Fallout Shelter, Kuakua Avenue near Ber...

Significance: The U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1964; due to the crucial role it played in the Nation's defense during the twentieth century and the calamitous ... More

Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Bomb Shelter, Alden Park on Railroad Avenue, Vallejo, Solano County, CA

Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Bomb Shelter, Alden Park on Railroad Avenu...

Significance: Plans for the construction of bomb shelters were being completed by month's end following the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. The following year would see the construction of 100 bom... More

Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Bomb Shelter, Alden Park on Railroad Avenue, Vallejo, Solano County, CA

Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Bomb Shelter, Alden Park on Railroad Avenu...

Significance: Plans for the construction of bomb shelters were being completed by month's end following the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. The following year would see the construction of 100 bom... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Splinterproof Air Raid Shelters, Various locations throughout base, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Splinterproof Air Raid Shelters, Variou...

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U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Splinterproof Shelter, Seventh Street between Avenues E & G, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Splinterproof Shelter, Seventh Street b...

Significance: It is located within the Pearl Harbor National Historic Landmark. It is one of four types of air raid shelters that were constructed during WWII at Pearl Harbor, in direct response to the December... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Type A Casualty Station, Hale Alii Avenue at Frederick Street, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Type A Casualty Station, Hale Alii Aven...

Significance: It was built as a casualty station as a direct reaction to the attack of Pearl Harbor. Casualty stations were a category of splinter-proof shelters, built to provide quick treatment to victims dur... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Bombproof Personnel Shelter, Enterprise Street and St. Lo Avenue, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Bombproof Personnel Shelter, Enterprise...

Significance: It was built as a bombproof personnel shelter in direct response to the attack of Pearl Harbor. It is a distinctive type of reinforced concrete construction, built for the specific purpose of prot... More

Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Bomb Shelter, Alden Park on Railroad Avenue, Vallejo, Solano County, CA

Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Bomb Shelter, Alden Park on Railroad Avenu...

Significance: Plans for the construction of bomb shelters were being completed by month's end following the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. The following year would see the construction of 100 bom... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Dispensary & Casualty Station, Bishop Point, northwest of intersection of Vickers Avenue & Fort Kamehameha Road, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Dispensary & Casualty Station, Bishop P...

Significance: This facility is a distinctive type of building that was constructed only during the World War II period, in direct response to the December 7, 1941 attack. Buildings with this form were used for... More

Naval Air Station Fallon, 100-man Fallout Shelter, 800 Complex, off Carson Road near intersection of Pasture & Berney Roads, Fallon, Churchill County, NV

Naval Air Station Fallon, 100-man Fallout Shelter, 800 Complex, off Ca...

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Naval Magazine Lualualei, West Loch Branch, Fallout Shelter Type, East of A Avenue near Second Street, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

Naval Magazine Lualualei, West Loch Branch, Fallout Shelter Type, East...

Significance: These structures serve as excellent examples of military construction from the 1940s, and are significant as part of the WWII buildup of the base. Survey number: HABS HI-217

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Splinterproof Shelter, Seventh Street between Avenues E & G, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Splinterproof Shelter, Seventh Street b...

Significance: It is located within the Pearl Harbor National Historic Landmark. It is one of four types of air raid shelters that were constructed during WWII at Pearl Harbor, in direct response to the December... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Fallout Shelter, Kuakua Avenue near Berth S-19, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Fallout Shelter, Kuakua Avenue near Ber...

Significance: The U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1964; due to the crucial role it played in the Nation's defense during the twentieth century and the calamitous ... More

Naval Air Station Fallon, 100-man Fallout Shelter, 800 Complex, off Carson Road near intersection of Pasture & Berney Roads, Fallon, Churchill County, NV

Naval Air Station Fallon, 100-man Fallout Shelter, 800 Complex, off Ca...

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Naval Air Station Fallon, 100-man Fallout Shelter, 800 Complex, off Carson Road near intersection of Pasture & Berney Roads, Fallon, Churchill County, NV

Naval Air Station Fallon, 100-man Fallout Shelter, 800 Complex, off Ca...

Public domain photograph - historical image of Nevada, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Naval Air Station Fallon, 100-man Fallout Shelter, 800 Complex, off Carson Road near intersection of Pasture & Berney Roads, Fallon, Churchill County, NV

Naval Air Station Fallon, 100-man Fallout Shelter, 800 Complex, off Ca...

Public domain photograph - historical image of Nevada, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Bomb Shelter, Alden Park on Railroad Avenue, Vallejo, Solano County, CA

Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Bomb Shelter, Alden Park on Railroad Avenu...

Significance: Plans for the construction of bomb shelters were being completed by month's end following the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. The following year would see the construction of 100 bom... More

Woman kneeling next to bed of child, in an underground tunnel during the bombing of London during World War II

Woman kneeling next to bed of child, in an underground tunnel during t...

Date from information in related LOT 12457. Forms part of: Toni Frissell collection (Library of Congress).

Woman kneeling next to bed of child, in an underground tunnel during the bombing of London during World War II

Woman kneeling next to bed of child, in an underground tunnel during t...

Date from information in related LOT 12457. Forms part of: Toni Frissell collection (Library of Congress).

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Type A Casualty Station, Hale Alii Avenue at Frederick Street, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Type A Casualty Station, Hale Alii Aven...

Significance: It was built as a casualty station as a direct reaction to the attack of Pearl Harbor. Casualty stations were a category of splinter-proof shelters, built to provide quick treatment to victims dur... More

Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Bomb Shelter, Alden Park on Railroad Avenue, Vallejo, Solano County, CA

Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Bomb Shelter, Alden Park on Railroad Avenu...

Significance: Plans for the construction of bomb shelters were being completed by month's end following the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. The following year would see the construction of 100 bom... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Dispensary & Casualty Station, Bishop Point, northwest of intersection of Vickers Avenue & Fort Kamehameha Road, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Dispensary & Casualty Station, Bishop P...

Significance: This facility is a distinctive type of building that was constructed only during the World War II period, in direct response to the December 7, 1941 attack. Buildings with this form were used for... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Splinterproof Shelter, Seventh Street between Avenues E & G, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Splinterproof Shelter, Seventh Street b...

Significance: It is located within the Pearl Harbor National Historic Landmark. It is one of four types of air raid shelters that were constructed during WWII at Pearl Harbor, in direct response to the December... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Splinterproof Shelter, Seventh Street between Avenues E & G, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Splinterproof Shelter, Seventh Street b...

Significance: It is located within the Pearl Harbor National Historic Landmark. It is one of four types of air raid shelters that were constructed during WWII at Pearl Harbor, in direct response to the December... More

Naval Air Station Fallon, 100-man Fallout Shelter, 800 Complex, off Carson Road near intersection of Pasture & Berney Roads, Fallon, Churchill County, NV

Naval Air Station Fallon, 100-man Fallout Shelter, 800 Complex, off Ca...

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Naval Magazine Lualualei, West Loch Branch, Fallout Shelter Type, East of A Avenue near Second Street, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

Naval Magazine Lualualei, West Loch Branch, Fallout Shelter Type, East...

Significance: These structures serve as excellent examples of military construction from the 1940s, and are significant as part of the WWII buildup of the base. Survey number: HABS HI-217

Naval Air Station Fallon, 100-man Fallout Shelter, 800 Complex, off Carson Road near intersection of Pasture & Berney Roads, Fallon, Churchill County, NV

Naval Air Station Fallon, 100-man Fallout Shelter, 800 Complex, off Ca...

Public domain photograph of industrial architecture, factory building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Naval Housing Area Makalapa, Northeast of Kamehameha Highway & Radford Drive intersection, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Naval Housing Area Makalapa, Northeast ...

Significance: The Makalapa neighborhood is significant as an example of military housing built just before the United States' entry into World War II, reflecting the build-up of defenses and the related need fo... More

Naval Air Station Fallon, 100-man Fallout Shelter, 800 Complex, off Carson Road near intersection of Pasture & Berney Roads, Fallon, Churchill County, NV

Naval Air Station Fallon, 100-man Fallout Shelter, 800 Complex, off Ca...

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Naval Air Station Fallon, 100-man Fallout Shelter, 800 Complex, off Carson Road near intersection of Pasture & Berney Roads, Fallon, Churchill County, NV

Naval Air Station Fallon, 100-man Fallout Shelter, 800 Complex, off Ca...

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Naval Air Station Fallon, 100-man Fallout Shelter, 800 Complex, off Carson Road near intersection of Pasture & Berney Roads, Fallon, Churchill County, NV

Naval Air Station Fallon, 100-man Fallout Shelter, 800 Complex, off Ca...

Public domain photograph of train station, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Woman kneeling next to bed of child, in an underground tunnel during the bombing of London during World War II

Woman kneeling next to bed of child, in an underground tunnel during t...

Date from information in related LOT 12457. Forms part of: Toni Frissell collection (Library of Congress).

Woman kneeling next to bed of child, in an underground tunnel during the bombing of London during World War II

Woman kneeling next to bed of child, in an underground tunnel during t...

Date from information in related LOT 12457. Forms part of: Toni Frissell collection (Library of Congress).

Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Bomb Shelter, Alden Park on Railroad Avenue, Vallejo, Solano County, CA

Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Bomb Shelter, Alden Park on Railroad Avenu...

Significance: Plans for the construction of bomb shelters were being completed by month's end following the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. The following year would see the construction of 100 bom... More

Naval Air Station Fallon, 100-man Fallout Shelter, 800 Complex, off Carson Road near intersection of Pasture & Berney Roads, Fallon, Churchill County, NV

Naval Air Station Fallon, 100-man Fallout Shelter, 800 Complex, off Ca...

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Naval Air Station Fallon, 100-man Fallout Shelter, 800 Complex, off Carson Road near intersection of Pasture & Berney Roads, Fallon, Churchill County, NV

Naval Air Station Fallon, 100-man Fallout Shelter, 800 Complex, off Ca...

Public domain photograph - historical image of Nevada, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Woman kneeling next to bed of child, in an underground tunnel during the bombing of London during World War II

Woman kneeling next to bed of child, in an underground tunnel during t...

Date from information in related LOT 12457. Forms part of: Toni Frissell collection (Library of Congress).

Woman kneeling next to bed of child, in an underground tunnel during the bombing of London during World War II

Woman kneeling next to bed of child, in an underground tunnel during t...

Date from information in related LOT 12457. Forms part of: Toni Frissell collection (Library of Congress).