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"Can I wear it today?" Attractive playsuits for daughter can be made from that old housedress, the one with the splitting seams, and Junior's first long pants (no cuffs) can emerge from father's old overcoat. With shortages of wool and other materials that are needed by the armed forces, it's wise, mother, to conserve clothing by altering and

"Can I wear it today?" Attractive playsuits for daughter can be made f...

British and U.S. air chiefs in the desert. These three top-ranked United Nations flying officers were pictured together recently in the African Desert. They are (left to right) British Air Vice Marshall A. Coningham, Brigadier General Auby C. Strickland of the U.S. Air Force and Lieutenant General Frank M. Andrews, commander of the U.S. Army forces in the Middle East and himself a flyer

British and U.S. air chiefs in the desert. These three top-ranked Unit...

Picryl description: Public domain image of the British Empire armed forces, 19th-20th century war and military conflict, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Australia in the war. Captain N. C. Whithead, of the Australian armored forces, who led the tank attacks on the Japanese positions at Buna. Manned by Australian troops, American tanks played an important part in the action in this theatre

Australia in the war. Captain N. C. Whithead, of the Australian armore...

Picryl description: Public domain photo of Japanese painting, free to use art, no copyright restrictions image.

Reciprocal aid. Spraying the surface of a completed runway for an airfield in Britain for the U.S. Army Air Forces. British labor and material is used in the construction of runways, offices, sleeping quarters and all essential services required for an airport. These facilities are supplied to the United States under the Reciprocal Aid Program

Reciprocal aid. Spraying the surface of a completed runway for an airf...

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Reciprocal aid. American pilots at an airfield in Britain built for the U.S. Air Forces use a British "Master" aircraft for communications. American and British air forces work side by side in the European theatre, with Britain furnishing important supplies and equipment under the Reciprocal Aid Program

Reciprocal aid. American pilots at an airfield in Britain built for th...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of workers, war production, aircraft, airfield, the 1930s -1940s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

U.S. Negro troops in New Guinea. Medical care is well provided for all American and allied forces in New Guinea. Here a field medical dispensary is set up and operated by a Negro medical detachment. Soldiers go daily for "sick calls" and any possible illness is checked or given immediate care

U.S. Negro troops in New Guinea. Medical care is well provided for all...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of workers, war production, aircraft, airfield, the 1930s -1940s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

On many Pennsylvania trains in the Philadelphia area, trainmen are relieved for service in the armed forces and replaced by women

On many Pennsylvania trains in the Philadelphia area, trainmen are rel...

Public domain photograph of Pennsylvania in 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A black and white photo of a filing cabinet. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of a filing cabinet. Office of War Information...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Washington DC during the First World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Mexican forces advance at the annual Battle of San Jacinto Festival and Battle Reenactment, a living-history retelling and demonstration of the historic Battle of San Jacinto in La Porte, Texas

Mexican forces advance at the annual Battle of San Jacinto Festival an...

Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. This was the decisive battle of the Texas Revolution. Led by General Sam Houston, the Texian Army engaged and defeated General Antoni... More

Perspective view of his majesty's land forces going in flat boats to take possession of the north gate of the city and Punto Castle...

Perspective view of his majesty's land forces going in flat boats to t...

This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Mason.

Andrew Jackson with the Tennessee forces on the Hickory Grounds (Ala) A.D. 1814 / Breuker & Kessler lith., Philada.

Andrew Jackson with the Tennessee forces on the Hickory Grounds (Ala) ...

Andrew Jackson, full-length portrait, on horseback, facing slightly right, in uniform, holding hat in right hand. Library has two impressions, one hand-colored and one b&w.

Headquarters U.S. Forces Brig. General Jno. W. Geary, commdg., Murfreesboro, Tenn. / / Butler, Bonsall & Co., Army photographers, General Rousseau's division.

Headquarters U.S. Forces Brig. General Jno. W. Geary, commdg., Murfree...

Photograph shows house used as General John White Geary's command headquarters in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Surrogate available as color laser copy in P&P Reading Room.

Bombardment & capture of the Forts at Hatteras Inlet, N.C.: by the U.S. Fleet under Commodore Stringham and the forces under Genl. Butler. Aug. 27th 1861

Bombardment & capture of the Forts at Hatteras Inlet, N.C.: by the U.S...

Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 0661

[Design drawing for stained glass window with abstract swirl (after Hokusai?), "a spiral movement suggesting galactic forces creating worlds, blue, the predominating color representing infinity;" with text "Power"]

[Design drawing for stained glass window with abstract swirl (after Ho...

Public domain image of watercolor painting from British-related collections, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Hitler wants us to believe that: democracy is dying; our armed forces are weak ...

Hitler wants us to believe that: democracy is dying; our armed forces ...

Caricature of Adolph Hitler and a propaganda message made by him. Promotional goal: U.S. J49. 1942. U.S. Government Printing Office: 1942-O-476330.

Cantonment of His Majesty's forces in N. America according to the disposition now made & to be compleated as soon as practicable taken from the general distribution dated at New York 29th. March 1766.

Cantonment of His Majesty's forces in N. America according to the disp...

Scale ca. 1:6,500,000. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Includes penciled note and listing of the composition of "Detachments." LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 118 Available also through the Library... More

Thayer, Honorable John Milton of Wyoming & Nebraska. Brig Gen & major of the Territorial forces operating against the Pawnee Indians in 1855-61. Colonel of 1st Nebraska Infantry. July 21, 1861

Thayer, Honorable John Milton of Wyoming & Nebraska. Brig Gen & major ...

A man sitting in a chair with a cane. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The allied forces in camp at the port of Tang Ku, China

The allied forces in camp at the port of Tang Ku, China

Bird's-eye view of soldiers with horses and ship in background.

Lord Kitchner's trumpeter in 1915, Pvt. Frank Inman of Australian Imp. [i.e., Imperial] Forces. Mr. Frank Inman photographed on April 27 '40

Lord Kitchner's trumpeter in 1915, Pvt. Frank Inman of Australian Imp....

Public domain image of a military portrait, uniform, armed forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

The offensive was taken by the British forces: ships of our mighty Navy

The offensive was taken by the British forces: ships of our mighty Nav...

British ships. Right half (p. 729). Repro. of 8 photoprints by Cribb, Gale and Bolden, Cozens, and Alfieri. Illus. in: The Illustrated London News, 1916 June 10, pages 728 and 729. Reference copy may be in SSF ... More

German position of resistance in the Argonne Forest, artillery & machine gun nests, captured by the American Forces, 1918

German position of resistance in the Argonne Forest, artillery & machi...

Photographer's address : 613 14th St., Wash., D.C. No. 181. Gift; Breckenridge Long; 1953.

FIRST DIVISION, A.E.F. AMERICAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCES. MISCELLANEOUS VIEWS OF PARADE

FIRST DIVISION, A.E.F. AMERICAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCES. MISCELLANEOUS VI...

A group of people riding horses down a street. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

FIRST DIVISION, A.E.F. AMERICAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCES. MISCELLANEOUS VIEWS OF PARADE

FIRST DIVISION, A.E.F. AMERICAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCES. MISCELLANEOUS VI...

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George E. Adamson, 1st. Lt. Quartermaster Corps, receiving Distinguished Service Cross from General Pershing for his work as Confidential Secy. to Commander-in-Chief of the Amer. Expeditionary Forces and later to the General of the Armies

George E. Adamson, 1st. Lt. Quartermaster Corps, receiving Distinguish...

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Eleventh Huzars arriving at Ludd. Eleventh Huzars detraining at the Lydda junction on their arrival from Egypt. Lt. General R.H. Haining, Commander in Chief, British Forces in Palestine & Transjor[dan]

Eleventh Huzars arriving at Ludd. Eleventh Huzars detraining at the Ly...

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American Legion Head testifies before Un-American committee. Washington, D.C., Aug. 18. "Sinister forces are expending greater effort than ever before to wreck this nation" Homer L. Chaillaux, Americanism director of the American Legion told the Dies Un-American Committee today, 8/18/38

American Legion Head testifies before Un-American committee. Washingto...

A black and white photo of a man sitting at a table. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A black and white photo of a small village, New Jersey. Farm Security Administration photograph

A black and white photo of a small village, New Jersey. Farm Security ...

Public domain photograph - United States during the 1930s and 1940s, Farm Security Administration, New Deal, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Nation must make choice--Bernard Baruch Washington, D.C., Feb. 28. Appearing before the Senate Unemployment and Relief Committee today, Bernard Baruch, noted Financier, declared that the nation must choose between the "profits system and the hope of gain" and "the new European ideas of state regulation and fear of punishment". He added "that if it became clear tomorrow that Americans definitely chosen her traditional profits system, forces would be released that would rapidly hasten recovery and reemployment," 2/28/38

Nation must make choice--Bernard Baruch Washington, D.C., Feb. 28. App...

A black and white photo of a man sitting at a table. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

American lend-lease equipment is playing a vital part in the development of United Nations mechanized forces. Here, an American light tank, to be used for training Australia's armored crews, is unloaded at an Australian port

American lend-lease equipment is playing a vital part in the developme...

Picryl description: Public domain image of military vehicle, automobile, tractor truck, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Arrival in Palestine of Mr. Antony [i.e., Anthony] Eden. Mr. Eden talking to A.I.F. [i.e., Australian Imperial Forces] troops

Arrival in Palestine of Mr. Antony [i.e., Anthony] Eden. Mr. Eden talk...

Public domain photograph, 1930s-1940s Jerusalem, Palestine, History of Israel, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

French airmen hit a pinpoint target. Flying with the Mediterranean Allied Air Forces under the tri-color of France, the Frenchment split a vital rail bridge, 600 feet long and 15 feet wide, at the Piteccio viaduct in central Italy. On the wing of the American-made B-26 bomber may be seen the roundel of the French Air Force

French airmen hit a pinpoint target. Flying with the Mediterranean All...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bridge, train viaduct, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Army truck manufacture (Dodge). Army officers attending the school conducted by the Chrysler Corporation to assist our fighting forces in the job training men to operate the thousands of trucks required by today's streamlined division are given actual practice in driving the trucks in a testing field. Above is an Army officer putting one of these trucks through its paces in a heavy mud wallow which is just one of the many tests to which the driver and vehicle are subjected

Army truck manufacture (Dodge). Army officers attending the school con...

Picryl description: Public domain image of military vehicle, automobile, tractor truck, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Fort Benning. Halftrac scout cars. America's mechanized army grows mightier every day. Soldiers of the armored forces trainig in halftrac scout cars at Fort Benning, Georgia are turning rapidly into hard, smart fighting men

Fort Benning. Halftrac scout cars. America's mechanized army grows mig...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a locomotive, train cars, railroad tracks, railway, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Fort Benning armored forces. An old type, light tank gives armored forces trainees at Fort Benning, Georgia their first experience with mechanized fighting equipment

Fort Benning armored forces. An old type, light tank gives armored for...

Picryl description: Public domain image of military vehicle, automobile, tractor truck, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A poster comes to life. They're working together, these three Americans whose roles in the war effort are equally important and interdependent. Radio-aviation Chief John Marshall Evans, steelworker George Woolslayer and Sergeant French L. Vineyard watch the roaring steel furnaces in an Allegheny-Ludlum mill and realize that in truth they are "Men Working Together" for victory; soldier and sailor dependent on steelworker for the weapons of war, and worker dependent on the armed forces for the preservation of his life and liberty. Allegheny-Steel, Pittsburgh

A poster comes to life. They're working together, these three American...

Public domain photograph of 1930s-1940s industrial development, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Scott Field, Illinois. Troops of the Army Air Forces Technical Training Command, in full field equipment in a simulated gas attack, are not deterred by the cumbersome masks

Scott Field, Illinois. Troops of the Army Air Forces Technical Trainin...

Public domain photograph related to the United States during World War Two, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Women in war. Machine gun production operators. She carries a torch for the men of America's armed forces! Blonde, twenty-one-year-old Elne Nigholm brazes bolt latch releases for the Army's machine guns in a Midwest plant which has been converted from the manufacture of spark plugs to production of war materials. Two thousand women now work in this plant, with more to be added as production increases. A.C. Spark Plugs

Women in war. Machine gun production operators. She carries a torch fo...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a woman working, women labor, 1940s, economic conditions, home front, world war two, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Fort Benning. Machine gunners, armored forces. Our armored forces have tremendous fire power. These machine gunners on a halftrac scout car make the .30 caliber Browning one of the most destructive of modern weapons

Fort Benning. Machine gunners, armored forces. Our armored forces have...

Picryl description: Public domain image of military vehicle, automobile, tractor truck, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Conversion. Jukebox plant. Production of the drill jig part, pictured here, is included in the conversion of a jukebox manufacturing company to war production. Control instruments based on the jukebox selection device will be manufactured for America's armed forces. Rudolph Wurlitzer, North Tonawanda, New York

Conversion. Jukebox plant. Production of the drill jig part, pictured ...

Public domain photograph of indoor, interior activity, America in the 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Manpower. Negro navy yard workers. So that America's paratroopers may write history in this new field of modern warfare, these women workers in the aircraft factory of an Eastern navy yard are turning miles of silk into parachutes for our armed forces

Manpower. Negro navy yard workers. So that America's paratroopers may ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a factory, plant, manufacture, assembly line, industrial facility, early 20th-century industrial architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Tank forces. Fort Benning. A lot of headaches for the Axis are packed in this combination of good American soldiers and good American equipment. A medium (M-3) tank and a trainee of the armored forces completing the course at Fort Benning, Georgia

Tank forces. Fort Benning. A lot of headaches for the Axis are packed ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an aircraft, assembly line, industrial facility, 1930s aviation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Aluminum casting. One of the many operations essential to production of aluminum articles for the Army and Air Forces: lowering basket into quench tank from high temperature heat treating solution furnace. Aluminum Industries Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio

Aluminum casting. One of the many operations essential to production o...

Public domain photograph of 1930s industry, war production in the United States free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

On North American's outdoor assembly line, a painter cleans the metal of a P-51 fighter prior to spraying on the olive drab camouflage of the United States Army Air Forces

On North American's outdoor assembly line, a painter cleans the metal ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an airplane, aircraft, airport, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Detroit, Michigan (vicinity). Chrysler Corporation Dodge truck plant. Lowering an engine to the chassis of a Dodge Army truck. Vehicles for the armed forces move in a steady stream along this busy production line

Detroit, Michigan (vicinity). Chrysler Corporation Dodge truck plant. ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial building, factory, workshop, workers, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Aluminum casting. Before metal can be poured into the mold, this wooden superstructure will be completely filled with sand. Technically, it's known as facing sand on coperflask and placing of gaggers. But in anybody's language, it's one of the many operations necessary to complete molds in which vital aluminum parts for the armed forces will be cast. What the exact object being cast is, is one of the army's secrets. Aluminum Industries Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio

Aluminum casting. Before metal can be poured into the mold, this woode...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a quarry, mine, excavation, or mining site, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Fort Benning. Tank forces. What the Axis has to face. A medium tank (M-5) and a capable American crew make an effective fighting combination. The training course at Fort Benning, Georgia is graduating smart and proficient soldiers for the armored forces

Fort Benning. Tank forces. What the Axis has to face. A medium tank (M...

Picryl description: Public domain image of knight armor, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Looks like a great big wedding ring surrounding this attractive young aluminum worker. Actually it's a sand casting which is to be used for the armed forces. The young lady is giving it a professional once-over for defects. Aluminum Industries

Looks like a great big wedding ring surrounding this attractive young ...

Public domain photograph of the United States in the 1930s, portraits, people, events, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Major General Carl Spaatz, commanding general Air Forces, Etousa, of Earlville, Pennsylvania, and Brigadier General Ira C. Eaker of Lane County, Texas, as they awarded decorations to airmen in Britain

Major General Carl Spaatz, commanding general Air Forces, Etousa, of E...

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Fort Benning. Tank forces. What the Axis has to face. A medium tank (M-3) and a capable American crew make an effective fighting combination. The training course ar Fort Benning, Georgia is graduating smart and proficient soldiers for the armored forces

Fort Benning. Tank forces. What the Axis has to face. A medium tank (M...

Picryl description: Public domain image of military vehicle, automobile, tractor truck, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Production. Pratt and Whitney airplane engines. Crankshaft assembles for Pratt and Whitney airplane engines must undergo a rigid inspection in a large Eastern war plant now working full tilt to supply our armed forces with power installations for our war planes. Pratt and Whitney Aircraft

Production. Pratt and Whitney airplane engines. Crankshaft assembles f...

Public domain photograph related to Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Fort Knox, Kentucky. Light tanks. The light tanks used at Fort Knox, Kentucky, for training and hardening crews for our armored forces, are graduating tough, competent "tankers" who will soon be giving the Axis some pointers on modern warfare

Fort Knox, Kentucky. Light tanks. The light tanks used at Fort Knox, K...

Public domain photograph of United States agriculture in the 1930s, country, farmer, farm, great depression, migration, dust bowl refugees, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Manpower. Boatyard workers. This mechanic, an American of Chinese origin, belting on a hinge section of a steel ramp boat, is one of the many efficient workers at a large Southern boatyard. This man has relatives fighting in the Chinese army and it is possible that the ramp boats he helps make will carry soldiers of his race cooperating with American forces in recapturing Japanese-held territory. Higgins Industries

Manpower. Boatyard workers. This mechanic, an American of Chinese orig...

Picryl description: Public domain photo of Japanese painting, free to use art, no copyright restrictions image.

Aluminum casting. Ladling of molten aluminum alloy into the gate of a closed permanent mold. Site of these operations is a large Midwest aluminum foundry now converted to production of essentials for America's armed forces. The part being cast here may be destined for the engine of a "jeep" or part of an airplane engine. Their exact destination is kept a secret. Aluminum Industries Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio

Aluminum casting. Ladling of molten aluminum alloy into the gate of a ...

Public domain photograph of 1930s industry, war production in the United States free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Fort Benning. Tommy gunners, armored forces. The tank soldier finds many chores for the Thompson sub-machine gun, familiarly known as the Tommy gun

Fort Benning. Tommy gunners, armored forces. The tank soldier finds ma...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a soldier, armed forces, infantry, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Reciprocal aid. American and British air forces work together in defense of a British airfield. A member of the Royal Air Force handles the anti-aircraft gun in the foreground with American fighting forces shown in the rear. Many airfields and much British equipment have been provided for American air forces under the British Reciprocal Aid Program

Reciprocal aid. American and British air forces work together in defen...

Picryl description: Public domain image of the British Empire armed forces, 19th-20th century war and military conflict, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Wreckage of a Focke-Wulf 200 downed in combat by American Air forces. Lieutenants Ingleido and Morrison, somewhere in Iceland

Wreckage of a Focke-Wulf 200 downed in combat by American Air forces. ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a damaged, burned, or destroyed building, natural disaster, war destruction, ruins, 19th-century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

The "flying jeep," known also as the "eye upstairs" of the Army ground forces. Technically named the Sentinel (L-3), it is capable of hovering at speeds under forty-five miles per hour while directing ground movements and operations

The "flying jeep," known also as the "eye upstairs" of the Army ground...

Public domain photograph of 1930s-1940s US industrial development, Second World War, US war production, indusry, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A train of bombs drops from United States Army Air Forces plane on territory in the Aleutians held by the Japanese. Our fighting forces harass the enemy at this important outpost daily

A train of bombs drops from United States Army Air Forces plane on ter...

Picryl description: Public domain photo of Japanese painting, free to use art, no copyright restrictions image.

Reciprocal aid. Preparing an airfield in Britain for the U.S. Army Air Forces. British labor and material is used in the construction of runways, offices, sleeping quarters and all essential services required for an airport. These facilities are supplied to the United States under the Reciprocal Aid Program

Reciprocal aid. Preparing an airfield in Britain for the U.S. Army Air...

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Reciprocal aid. Pouring concrete for runways for an airfield in Britain for the U.S. Army Air Forces. British labor and material is used in the construction of runways, offices, sleeping quarters and all essential services required for an airport. These facilities are supplied to the United States under the Reciprocal Aid Program

Reciprocal aid. Pouring concrete for runways for an airfield in Britai...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a car, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Reciprocal aid. Private Michael Fuller of New York City and Sergeant J.L. Schnider of Chicago unload British tables and fire extinguishers for use by the American air forces in Britain. American and British air forces work side by side in the European theatre, with Britain furnishing important supplies and equipment under the Reciprocal Aid Program

Reciprocal aid. Private Michael Fuller of New York City and Sergeant J...

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America's petroleum industries pour out fuel and lubricants for the United Nations. Railroad cars stand on a side track ready to receive cargoes of gasoline stored in large spherical tanks at the refinery of one of the principal U.S. oil companies. The cars will speed the gasoline across the American continent to seaports where it will be loaded onto tanker ships for conveyance overseas to the armed forces of the United Nations. Gasoline totals have reached new records since the U.S. entered the war. Besides the enormous amounts required to fuel the 180,000 planes American factories have turned out since December 7, 1941, large supplies of fuel are needed for naval vessels, merchant ships, tanks and mechanized units in the field. It takes 25,000 gallons of gasoline to move a single U.S. Army tank division 100 miles (160 kilometers)

America's petroleum industries pour out fuel and lubricants for the Un...

Public domain image of a train station in Boston, Massachusetts, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

[A Russian officer sitting at a table is about to eat, but a Japanese soldier is taking the meal away, indicating a Japanese victory over Russian forces]

[A Russian officer sitting at a table is about to eat, but a Japanese ...

Signed on block by artist in lower right, includes chop. Includes extensive Japanese text. Descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the series: Nihon ban... More

The Czar sees his forces returning

The Czar sees his forces returning

Print shows Nicholas II waking from a nightmare showing the battered and wounded Russian forces returning from battle with the Japanese. Descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print spec... More

Limy, through which the American forces passed in cutting off the St. Mihiel Salient, 1918

Limy, through which the American forces passed in cutting off the St. ...

Photographer's address : 613 14th St., Wash., D.C. No. 161. Gift; Breckenridge Long; 1953.

[View towards position of American forces from San Juan Hill, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba]

[View towards position of American forces from San Juan Hill, Santiago...

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Paul Revere Sentinels appear at Senate Neutrality Hearing. Washington, D.C., May 2. A bit of color was injected today into an otherwise drab session of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations which is conducting hearings on neutrality, when a group of people, known as the Paul Revere Sentinels, appeared to state its views. A spokesman for the committee accused the press of withholding truths about the present international situation and the forces back of it, and warned the committee against allowing itself to become the mouthpiece of the Capitol. The group is opposed to allowing its children to become cannon fodder in another World War. From New York, this group of women are, left to right: Mrs. Lily Reed, Miss Josephine Keane, Mrs. Helen McAllister, Mrs. Marie Hubert, and Miss S.E. McGrath. Mrs. Reed and Mrs. McAllister are both mothers of sons.

Paul Revere Sentinels appear at Senate Neutrality Hearing. Washington,...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Washington DC during the First World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Lord Kitchner's trumpeter in 1915, Pvt. Frank Inman of Australian Imp. [i.e., Imperial] Forces. Mr. Inman trumpeting at Anzac Day services of April 25th, '40

Lord Kitchner's trumpeter in 1915, Pvt. Frank Inman of Australian Imp....

Picryl description: Public domain image of a military person with a firearm, machine gun, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

The town of Lucy le Bocage, showing in the center over the house tops, Belleau Woods, captured by the American forces, 1918

The town of Lucy le Bocage, showing in the center over the house tops,...

Photographer's address: 613 14th St., Wash., D.C. No. 194. Gift; Breckenridge Long; 1953.

U.S. forces establish bases in Liberia. This "jeep" is being unloaded at a port in Liberia from a U.S. transport which brought a large contingent of American soldiers, chiefly Negroes, to the African Negro republic under a defense agreement concluded between the two countries at the request of Liberia's President, Edwin Barclay. The Liberian Republic was founded in 1821 by Negro freedmen under American auspices

U.S. forces establish bases in Liberia. This "jeep" is being unloaded ...

Public domain photograph related to race relations, African Americans, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Sea jeeps. Successfully crossing a fast-flowing stream, the Ford-built amphibian, with full complement of four soldiers, easily climbs opposite shore and is ready for any scouting operations. Picture shows maneuvers recently held in the Detroit area, when soldiers from Fort Wayne in full combat dress manned the machines. The controls of the new Army transportation unit for land operations are identical to the quarter-ton, four-wheel drive reconnaissance car, and no steering changeover is required from land to water operation. The new car is being used by U.S. fighting forces in war zones

Sea jeeps. Successfully crossing a fast-flowing stream, the Ford-built...

Public domain photograph related to Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Arrival in Palestine of Mr. Antony [i.e., Anthony] Eden. A.I.F. [i.e., Australian Imperial Forces] camp & troops inspected by Mr. Eden & Generals Allan, etc.

Arrival in Palestine of Mr. Antony [i.e., Anthony] Eden. A.I.F. [i.e.,...

Picryl description: Public domain image of military personnel, conscription, group of people in uniform, armed forces, infantry, war activity, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Arrival in Palestine of Mr. Antony [i.e., Anthony] Eden. Mr. Antony [i.e., Anthony] Eden with men & officers of the A.I.F. [i.e., Australian Imperial Forces]

Arrival in Palestine of Mr. Antony [i.e., Anthony] Eden. Mr. Antony [i...

Public domain photograph, 1930s-1940s Jerusalem, Palestine, History of Israel, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Y.M.C.A. Hostel in J'lem. [i.e., Jerusalem] for the men of H.M. Forces. Address by Mr. Massey, close up

Y.M.C.A. Hostel in J'lem. [i.e., Jerusalem] for the men of H.M. Forces...

Public domain photograph, 1930s-1940s Jerusalem, Palestine, History of Israel, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Y.M.C.A. Hostel in J'lem. [i.e., Jerusalem] for the men of H.M. Forces

Y.M.C.A. Hostel in J'lem. [i.e., Jerusalem] for the men of H.M. Forces

Picryl description: Public domain image of an old ancient city, historic place, stone building architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Steel production. American blast furnaces are breaking all records these days. The iron they produce will be converted to steel to meet the needs of our armed forces. Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corporation. Farrell, Pennsylvania

Steel production. American blast furnaces are breaking all records the...

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Fort Benning. Tank forces. A medium tank (M-3) partially screened by foliage near Fort Benning, Georgia. Trainees of the armored forces make observations from the turrets as part of the course from which they will graduate as smart and hardened soldiers

Fort Benning. Tank forces. A medium tank (M-3) partially screened by f...

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Production. Machine guns of various calibers. Grinding trunnion blocks for .50-caliber machine guns, produced in a large Eastern plant. Note how the operators are protected by respirators. Many women workers are also employed in this plant, producing essential weapons for the armed forces

Production. Machine guns of various calibers. Grinding trunnion blocks...

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Fort Benning. Armored forces peronnel. Sergeant of the armored forces and commanding officer of a halftrac scout car. One of the capable men teaching recruits at Fort Benning, Georgia some of the good American ways of upsetting Japanese schedules

Fort Benning. Armored forces peronnel. Sergeant of the armored forces ...

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Fort Benning. Armored forces personnel. Soldier of the armored forces. After he has completed his training at Fort Benning, Georgia, he'll know a lot of new ways to put the heat on the Axis

Fort Benning. Armored forces personnel. Soldier of the armored forces....

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Production. Pratt and Whitney airplane engines. A propeller shaft of a Pratt and Whitney airplane engine is carefully checked for concentricity in a large Eastern plant steadily producing at a high rate for our armed forces. Pratt and Whitney Aircraft

Production. Pratt and Whitney airplane engines. A propeller shaft of a...

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Women in war. Machine gun production operators. She carries a torch for the men of America's armed forces! Blonde, twenty-one-year-old Elne Nigholm brazes bolt latch releases for the Army's machine guns in a Midwest plant which has been converted from the manufacture of spark plugs to production of war materials. Two thousand women now work in this plant, with more to be added as production increases. A.C. Spark Plugs

Women in war. Machine gun production operators. She carries a torch fo...

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Fort Knox. M-4 tanks and crews. In the massive cast-steel hull of this M-4 tank, a crew of hard-bitten "tankers" is rehearsing a few fighting tricks at a training school of the armored forces at Fort Knox, Kentucky

Fort Knox. M-4 tanks and crews. In the massive cast-steel hull of this...

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Aroostook County, Maine. Belonie Dufour, who lost his farm when the price of potatoes went down, in front of his new home with his grandson and photograph of his son who is now with the armed forces

Aroostook County, Maine. Belonie Dufour, who lost his farm when the pr...

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Fort Knox. Garand rifle. A young soldier of the armored forces, in training at Fort Knox, Kentucky, holds and sights his Garand rifle like an old timer. He likes the piece for its fine firing qualities and its rugged, dependable mechanism

Fort Knox. Garand rifle. A young soldier of the armored forces, in tra...

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Fort Benning. Machine gunners, armored forces. Our armored forces hit hard and fast. This corporal at the breech end of .30 caliber Browning works from one of the Army's new halftrac scout cars

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Conversion. Safe and lock company. Checking and inspection of thirty-seven-millimeter gun mounts for America's armed forces in a factory once devoted to manufacture of safes and locks for civilian use. York Safe and Lock Company, York, Pennsylvania

Conversion. Safe and lock company. Checking and inspection of thirty-s...

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Scott Field, Illinois. Troops of the Army Air Forces Technical Training Command easily surmounting the "turkey roost," despite the full equipment and gas masks. Gas mask drill

Scott Field, Illinois. Troops of the Army Air Forces Technical Trainin...

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A North American P-51 fighter is cleaned by painters before receiving the olive drab paint of the United States Army Air Forces

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Fort Knox. Halftrac armored cars. The halftrac armored car has many important duties in our modern mechanized army. It is useful as a carrier of men and equipment, and may be armed in various ways to give it great striking power. This car in use at Fort Knox, Kentucky, by soldiers of the armored forces, is capable of rapid travel over difficult terrain

Fort Knox. Halftrac armored cars. The halftrac armored car has many im...

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Agriculture. Women on farms. Induction of much of America's manpower into the armed forces brings increased activity to U.S. farmer's wives. One of these, Mrs. Harold Sontag of Maple Park, Illinois, finds the day all too short for the completion of her many chores. With cattle, horses, and poultry to tend, there are very few minutes for repose and relaxation in Mrs. Sontag's war-conditioned life

Agriculture. Women on farms. Induction of much of America's manpower i...

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Production. Pratt and Whitney airplane engines. A single-row rod assembly for a Pratt and Whitney airplane engine takes shape in an Eastern war plant now producing at full capacity for our armed forces. Pratt and Whitney Aircraft

Production. Pratt and Whitney airplane engines. A single-row rod assem...

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Production. Pratt and Whitney airplane engines. Pistons, complete with rings, are lined up for assembly in Pratt and Whitney airplane engines at a large Eastern plant working to full capacity to supply our armed forces with the power to carry American planes to victory. Pratt and Whitney Aircraft

Production. Pratt and Whitney airplane engines. Pistons, complete with...

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Fort Benning. Armored forces personnel. Soldier of the armored forces. After he has completed his training at Fort Benning, Georgia, he'll know a lot of new ways to put the heat on the Axis

Fort Benning. Armored forces personnel. Soldier of the armored forces....

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Fort Benning. Armored forces personnel. Lieutenant of the armored forces. One of the men who are "in all the way" to upset the Axis timetable

Fort Benning. Armored forces personnel. Lieutenant of the armored forc...

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Production. Machine guns of various calibers. Machining a switch pivot for a machine gun in a large Eastern plant. Women's hands are playing a prominent role in this plant producing essential weapons for the armed forces

Production. Machine guns of various calibers. Machining a switch pivot...

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Detroit, Michigan. Sign in a window indicating number of men in the armed forces

Detroit, Michigan. Sign in a window indicating number of men in the ar...

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Lt. General Joseph W. Stilwell inspecting Chinese troops in India He is accompanied on his right by General Sun Li Zen and Lo. The former is the commanding general and the latter deputy chief of staff of the Chinese expeditionary forces.

Lt. General Joseph W. Stilwell inspecting Chinese troops in India He i...

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A Japanese casuality in the capture of Buna. On the beach at Buna Mission, last point of Japanese resistance in the Papuan section of New Guinea, the body of a slain Japanese soldiers gives mute evidence of the defeat of the enemy. The Japanese suffered heavy losses in this engagement and eventually were completely routed by American and Australian forces

A Japanese casuality in the capture of Buna. On the beach at Buna Miss...

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Operations in North Africa by Allied air forces. Mitchell B026 bombers of the United States Army Air Forces and Baltimore bombers of the South African air forces flying together in formation on their way to attack Rommel's position in North Africa

Operations in North Africa by Allied air forces. Mitchell B026 bombers...

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