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Impressions coming down the Matanakau [e.g. Mataniko] River with wound...

Sketch shows two scenes of a boat carrying wounded soldiers down the Mataniko River on Guadalcanal island during the World War II Battle of Guadalcanal.

Lt. Edward Haskell patrol - Public domain scan / drawing

Sketch shows an officer lying on the ground, his gun aimed in the air. The drawing surface is probably smeared with brown mud. Inscribed on cover sheet: sketched on Guadalcanal - mud is dropping to ground after... More

[Litter bearers on a jungle trail at the front]

Drawing shows four soldiers carrying a wounded soldier on a litter at the front during the World War II Battle of Guadalcanal. Signed: Sgt. Howard Brodie Guadalcanal. Sketch version: DRWG/US - Brodie, no. 33 (A... More

A one-and-a-half ton truck with wrecker mount pulling in a jeep during...

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

[Gunner in a airplane bomber] - Public domain portrait drawing

Drawing shows a gunner from behind, kneeling in an airplane bomber during the World War II Battle of Guadalcanal. For similar drawing, see: DRWG/US - Brodie, no. 3 (A size) Gift, Sgt. Howard J. Brodie, 1944; (D... More

Two warriors in battle dress. 19th century, Library of Congress collec...

Based on hair style and head bands, appear to be Solomon Islanders. Gift; William P. Meeker; 1971. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. World's Transportation Commission photograph collection (Libr... More

U.S.S. Kearsarge, US Navy Photogrpah

Side view of ship with bow to right. Copyright by A. Loeffler, Tompkinsville, N.Y. No. 1102.

Lieutenant Colonel George, commanding officer of troops, talking with ...

Public domain photograph of a crowd, event, meeting, demonstration, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Officers inspecting the crew of the transport carrying troops from New...

Public domain photograph of decorated panel, decor, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Road to Kokumbona Jap field piece

Drawing shows a piece of Japanese military equipment, perhaps field artillery, overturned on Guadalcanal island during World War II. Gift, Sgt. Howard J. Brodie, 1944; (DLC/PP-1944:114).

Officers inspecting a transport crew carrying troops from New Caledoni...

Picryl description: Public domain image of military personnel, army, group photograph, armed people in uniform, war inspection, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Native bearers Guadalcanal - Drawing. Public domain image.

Sketch shows a soldier armed with a rifle leading three Solomon Island natives through trees in a jungle on the island of Guadalcanal. More finished version: DRWG/US - Brodie, no. 4 (A size). Gift, Sgt. Howard ... More

B-17 waist gunner - Public domain portrait drawing

Drawing shows a World War II gunner wearing an oxygen mask as he stands before an open slot in a B-17 airplane firing his machine gun during the Battle of Guadalcanal. Signed: Sgt. Howard Brodie. Gift, Sgt. How... More

[A KIA (killed in action) is taken down Mt. Aestin [e.g. Austen] front...

Drawing shows the rear of a jeep, as two soldiers drive the body of a dead comrade down Mt. Austen during the World War II Battle of Guadalcanal. Signed lower right: Sgt. Howard Brodie, Guadalcanal '43. Another... More

Impression - opurtions [sic] tent just before a bombing mission Guadal...

Drawing shows soldiers gathered inside a tent, drinking, during the World War II Battle of Guadalcanal. Gift, Sgt. Howard J. Brodie, 1944; (DLC/PP-1944:114).

Oceania. Historic map, Library of Congress

A journal of a voyage to the South Seas, in his Majesty's ship, the En...

Account of the first expedition under command of Capt. Cook, 1768-1771. LAC knj 2019-06-19 update (1 card)

[War canoe, Vella Lavella] - Public domain portrait print

Photo shows warriors with shields and spears standing by canoes at beach, Vella Lavella, Solomon Islands. J255894 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Edward A. Salisbury. No. 625.

A man of Fiji, head and shoulders profile

Picryl description: Public domain image of Native Americans, Indians of North America, indigenous tribes, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Portrait photo of Warrior holding club, lantern slide

Club and sash are Fijian. Gift; William P. Meeker; 1971. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. World's Transportation Commission photograph collection (Library of Congress).

Preparing the pit of white-hot stones for the bare feet of the "fire-w...

Stereograph shows men with long poles arranging hot stones in a pit for "fire-walking" act, as spectators watch from above. H69308 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 8105. U-86615. Copyright, 1906 [i.e., 1905], by Und... More

The "meke" or national dance, a part of all great Fiji ceremonies, Fij...

Stereograph shows participants in the ceremonial "meke" mens club dance, carrying large mace-like clubs. H74597 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 8099. U-86620. Copyright, 1906, by Underwood & Underwood.

Native grass house with protected roof, near Suva, Fiji Islands

Stereograph shows a man standing next to a native hut in Fiji. H120695 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 15914. Copyright by Keystone View Company.

So. Sea Islands - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Title from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negatives or negative sleeves. Date from negatives in same range. Caption on photograph: "The Upper Ten of Tonga." Gift; Herbert A. Frenc... More

View north from a hilltop near Suva, Fiji Islands

Stereograph shows a man standing next to a native hut in Fiji. J238831 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 20528. Copyright by Keystone View Company.

Supplies arrive in Solomons. Landing barges bring in fresh supplies fr...

Major General Alexander M. Patch, Jr., commander of the United forces ...

Public domain photograph related to US navy, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Everett Binther Oregon (Baker. B-17 radio operator "Carroll Cuties" ra...

Portrait drawing shows the head of a bearded soldier from the side. Gift, Sgt. Howard J. Brodie, 1944; (DLC/PP-1944:114).

Soldiers going up the Matanakau River [e.g. Mataniko River] - Guadalca...

Another sketch of this scene: DRWG/US - Brodie, no. 46 (A size). Signed lower right: Sgt. Howard Brodie '43 Guadalcanal. Gift, Sgt. Howard J. Brodie, 1944; (DLC/PP-1944:114).

The stench of dead Japs was nauseating - Inf. on the road to Kokumbona...

Drawing shows five soldiers marching with packs and rifles, most not wearing shirts, past abandoned field artillery and a dead Japanese soldier during the World War II Battle of Guadalcanal. Signed lower right... More

[Washington and his generals] / drawn and engraved by A.H. Ritchie.

Print showing General George Washington and other Revolutionary War generals meeting in a large room. LC-USZ62-3977 is a key to identifying the men in the print. Title from related item. Reference copy in Presi... More

A picturesque holiday ceremony, the "fan" dance, Fiji Islands

Stereograph shows participants, wearing traditional clothing, in the ceremonial "meke" fan dance, carrying fans, with large buildings and spectators in the background. H69605 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 8100. U... More

Coronation ceremonies at Suva - delivering King Edward's message, Fiji...

Stereograph shows a military officer reading King Edward's message to a large group of westerners and Fijians, on the occasion of his coronation. H69312 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 8105. U-86615. Copyright, 190... More

So. Sea Islands - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Public domain photograph of building, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Aid station 3rd BN 132 front - Public domain scan / drawing

Drawing shows an earthen bunker with a small entrance used as an aid station near the front during the Battle of Guadalcanal of World War II. Inscribed below image: closest to front lines than ever before 150 y... More

Captain Charles Paul McFeaters, commander of the transport; Rear Admir...

Picryl description: Public domain image of military personnel, army, group photograph, armed people in uniform, war inspection, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

The Flying Fortress Goonie has seven Jap Zeros to her credit in 15 com...

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

American troops boarding a transport which will take them from New Cal...

Public domain photograph of military personnel, army, militia, infantry, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Road to Kokumbona - Drawing. Public domain image.

Sketch shows American soldiers in a jeep, seen from the rear, as they travel down the road to Kokumbona on Guadalcanal island, past abandoned Japanese field pieces during the World War II Battle of Guadalcanal.... More

A casualty from the front line fighting is being transferred from the ...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

United States Army ground and air generals confer with their Chief, Li...

Public domain photograph of the United States military and military-industrial complex before World War Two, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A journal of a voyage to the South Seas, in his Majesty's ship, the En...

Account of the first expedition under command of Capt. Cook, 1768-1771. LAC knj 2019-06-19 update (1 card)

B-17 radio gunner - Public domain city architecture drawing

Drawing shows a World War II gunner, smoking a cigarette and kneeling as he fires guns in a B-17 airplane during the Battle of Guadalcanal. Gift, Sgt. Howard J. Brodie, 1944; (DLC/PP-1944:114).

Mt. Aestin [i.e. Mt. Austen] aid station about 150 yds from front

Sketch shows canvas stretched over several dugouts or trenches, creating an aid station near the Mt. Austen front on Guadalcanal island. Warning: this object currently matted upside-down. Gift, Sgt. Howard J. B... More

Smoking an American cigarette, this Jap prisoner from the Solomon Isla...

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

Marines in combat. Fire in this fighter plane was quickly extinguished...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Top turret B-17 - Public domain drawing

Drawing shows a gunner, from behind, standing in the turret of an airplane bomber during World War II. He is visible from the shoulders down and nude from the waist up. Howard Brodie was the staff artist for Ya... More

[Washington and his generals] / drawn and engraved by A.H. Ritchie.

Print showing General George Washington and other Revolutionary War generals meeting in a large room. LC-USZ62-3977 is a key to identifying the men in the print. Title from related item. Reference copy in Presi... More

The Goddess of Liberty - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

Photograph shows a woman representing Liberty holding the U.S. flag. Gladstone's inventory number and notes: CDV68; Emancipation. "WE386" written in pencil on back of the mount. Purchase; William A. Gladstone;... More

The United States steamer "Vandalia" The United States steamer "Nipsic...

Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1889 April 13, p. 288. Public domain photograph of a navy ship, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Der Brit[en]leu / Gaul. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Print shows a small sea-lion, representing Great Britain, wrapped in the American flag. The cartoon refers to the British defeat by Turkey in the Dardanelles campaign, 1915. Published in: Kriegszeit Künstlerflu... More

3 soldiers carrying a Jap prisoner who wouldn't (or couldn't) walk and...

Sketch shows American soldiers carrying a Japanese prisoner-of-war in a loose sling during the World War II Battle of Guadalcanal. Study of a rifle lower right. Gift, Sgt. Howard J. Brodie, 1944; (DLC/PP-1944:114).

A casualty from the front line fighting is being transferred from the ...

Public domain photograph of the United States military and military-industrial complex before World War Two, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Jap field pieces; and Shape of Jap belly-band

Sketch shows Japanese abandoned Japanese field artillery on the road to Kokumbona on Guadalcanal island during World War II. In addition, another sketch shows the belly-band of the Japanese uniform. Inscribed o... More

Bringing wounded down Matanakau [i.e. Mataniko] River

Drawing shows four soldiers, some naked or shirtless, walking down the Mataniko River on Guadalcanal Island holding onto a small boat filled with two armed soldiers and two wounded ones during World War II. Stu... More

Sketched Pvt. Merle "Judge" Hardy tired & hot coming in from a patrol ...

Full-length portrait drawing of Private Merle Hardy, standing with his shirt unbuttoned and wielding two weapons, having returned from patrol duty at the front during the World War II Battle of Guadalcanal. Sig... More

[Scene in a Guadalcanal foxhole near the front at midnight]

Drawing shows a soldier on patrol in a foxhole covered by canvas on the Horse's Neck front during the World War II Battle of Guadalcanal. The patrol sits with his rifle on his lap, aimed at an opening in the ca... More

[War canoe, Vella Lavella] - Public domain portrait print

Photo shows warriors with shields and spears standing by canoes at beach, Vella Lavella, Solomon Islands. J255894 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Edward A. Salisbury. No. 625.

So. Sea Islands, native family & house

Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Soldiers live in native-type huts in a small bivouac area of infantry ...

A black and white photo of a village. A black and white photo of a small village. Public domain postcard scan.

U.S. Army in final drive on Guadalcanal. American soldiers, clad in th...

Public domain photograph of the 1930s-1940s World War Two, armed forces, military production, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Impression - litter bearers Mt. Aestin [i.e. Mt. Austen] front - Guada...

Sketch shows four soldiers carrying a wounded soldier on a litter at the front during the World War II battle of Guadalcanal. More finished version: DRWG/US - Brodie, no. 11 (A size). Gift, Sgt. Howard J. Brodi... More

[Gunner in an airplane bomber] - Public domain drawing

Drawing shows a gunner from behind, kneeling in an airplane bomber during the World War II Battle of Guadalcanal. Signed lower left: Sgt. Howard Brodie Guadalcanal '43. For a similar sketch, see: DRWG/US - Brod... More

"Major Spence" - thought you'd get a kick out of the "fox-hole" cave w...

Drawing shows a cave opening, partially obscured by jungle tree trunks. Sgt. Howard Brodie worked as a staff artist and Mack Morriss as a correspondent for Yank magazine during the World War II Battle of Guadal... More

Hail! Glorious banner of our land Respectfully inscribed to Major Gene...

Music cover showing female personification of Columbia holding flag alongside eagle in foreground and sailing ships in background.

Warriors with spears in ornamented war canoe

Canoe appears to be Solomon Islands type. Gift; William P. Meeker; 1971. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. World's Transportation Commission photograph collection (Library of Congress).

Natives in front of thatch-roofed buildings

May be a Fijian coastal village; the buildings are houses. Gift; William P. Meeker; 1971. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. World's Transportation Commission photograph collection (Library of Congress).

Samoan Chief - head and shoulders, wearing ceremonial headdress

Gift; William P. Meeker; 1971. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. World's Transportation Commission photograph collection (Library of Congress).

Cannibal Tom (80 years old), the last relic of Fiji cannibalism -- Fij...

Stereograph shows an old man standing in front of lush vegetation, holding a long pole and a machette. H69311 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 8107. U-86621. Copyright, 1906 [i.e., 1905], by Underwood & Underwood.

Primitive manufacturing - natives making pottery, Fiji Islands

Stereograph shows four women sitting on the banks of a river making pottery. H74595 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 8106. U-86613. Copyright, 1906, by Underwood & Underwood.

Typical natives of the Fiji Islands, Suva

Stereograph shows two male Fijians standing among lush vegetation in Fiji. H120694 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 15913. Copyright by Keystone View Company.

Earl J. Ripstra Lt Col 132d Inf. Nashville Tenn.

Bust portrait of an officer wearing a helmet on Mt. Austen during the World War II Battle of Guadalcanal. Inscribed on accompanying cover sheet: Guadalcanal sketched this in his fox-hole on Mt. [As]tin. Study s... More

Three of a group of Japanese prisoners brought back from the Solomon I...

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

Bomb bay B-17 - Public domain print

Drawing shows a World War II soldier, stripped to the waist, standing in the bomb bay of a B-17 airplane during the Battle of Guadalcanal. Gift, Sgt. Howard J. Brodie, 1944; (DLC/PP-1944:114).

Just below bullet junction covering a draw PFC Frank R. Boddy Inf (Chi...

Sketch shows an enlisted man, Private First Class Frank R. Boddy, an infantryman from Chicago, from the side. He sits as he operates his machine gun from under a tent on Guadalcanal during World War II. Inscrib... More

105 howitzers just off the Mt. Aesten [i.e. Mt. Austen] front

Drawing shows four soldiers operating field artillery--a howitzer--on Mt. Austen during the World War II Battle of Guadalcanal. In his inscription, Brodie refers to Mack Morriss, Yank magazine correspondent. Si... More

Bombs away B-17 - Public domain drawing

Drawing shows a World War II bombardier, stripped to the waist, sitting at the turret of an airplane bomber during the Battle of Guadalcanal. Gift, Sgt. Howard J. Brodie, 1944; (DLC/PP-1944:114).

Oceania. Historic map, Library of Congress

The rebel chivalry as the fancy of "My Maryland" painted them; as "My ...

Cartoon contrasting man in fine military uniform and soldier in tattered clothing in front of horse labeled "C.S.A.". Illus. from Harper's Weekly, 1862.

So. Sea Islands - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Map of Nauru or Pleasant Island / - Public domain map

Relief shown by hachures. Shows political boundaries. Inset: Pacific Ocean, noting general location of Nauru. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.

Sketched this inside a dugout - Public domain drawing

Drawing shows two privates, John Minihan of Rockford, Illinois on the right, and Sal de George of Manhattan on the left, kneeling to operate a machine gun from their dugout during the American offensive on Mt. ... More

From the left: Colonel Roy R. Gerfen, training inspector; Major Genera...

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

Dead Japanese soldiers strewn over a beach on Guadalcanal, Solomon Isl...

Defense Dept. photo (Marine Corps). No. 50962. Field no. 158. Public domain photograph of Imperial Japan, Japanese empire, during World War Two, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Nightime on "Bloody Knoll" or "Chi. Heights" - 2 to a fox hole

Signed lower right: Howard Brodie. Title continues: I tries to sleep - sketched on the front Howard Brodie - Guadalcanal Yank staff artist. Gift, Sgt. Howard J. Brodie, 1944; (DLC/PP-1944:114).

[Soldiers going up the Matanakau River [e.g. Mataniko River] - Guadalc...

Sketch shows a boat filled with soldiers going up the Mataniko River in the jungle during the World War II Battle of Guadalcanal. Soldiers pole the boat forward. Another sketch of this scene: DRWG/US - Brodie, ... More

A journal of a voyage to the South Seas, in his Majesty's ship, the En...

Account of the first expedition under command of Capt. Cook, 1768-1771. LAC knj 2019-06-19 update (1 card)

Hail! Glorious banner of our land Respectfully inscribed to Major Gene...

Music cover showing female personification of Columbia holding flag alongside eagle in foreground and sailing ships in background.

Art Neuer machine gunn [sic] - Public domain dedication image

Full-length portrait sketch of Art Neuer, a machine gun operator near Mt. Austen during the World War II Battle of Guadalcanal. His water bottle is noted on his left hip. Inscribed on cover sheet: sketch made o... More

Seven warriors in jungle, two dragging dead (?) body

Fijians. Scene is staged. Gift; William P. Meeker; 1971. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. World's Transportation Commission photograph collection (Library of Congress).

U.S. Marines say goodbye to Guadalcanal. A newly-arrived U.S. Army sol...

Public domain photograph of a ship, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Major General M.F. Harmon, commander of the U.S. Army forces in the So...

Public domain photograph related to army, military forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Running to a fox hole with raincoat over nude body, helmet and flashli...

Sketch shows a soldier running, his raincoat flapping behind him, as he runs nearly nude toward a foxhole during the World War II Battle of Guadalcanal. Gift, Sgt. Howard J. Brodie, 1944; (DLC/PP-1944:114).

The Flying Fortress being admired here is the Yankee Doodle, Jr., whic...

Image source: U.S. Army Signal Corps. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information ab... More

Oceania. Historic map, Library of Congress

"802915AI (R02111) 6-02." Relief and depths shown by satellite imagery. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.

Washington and his generals, drawn and engraved by A.H. Ritchie

Print shows drawing of Ritchie's engraving "Washington with His Generals" providing a key(legend) to the figures in the drawing and a commentary on the picture. Print to which key refers in PGA - Ritchie--Washi... More

Head and shoulders profile of man [i.e. woman]

Style of head dress indicates this is a woman; probably Fijian. Gift; William P. Meeker; 1971. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. World's Transportation Commission photograph collection (Library ... More

Two bare-breasted women around cooking pot

Women appear to be Samoan but the bowl is Fijian. Gift; William P. Meeker; 1971. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. World's Transportation Commission photograph collection (Library of Congress).

Bau, the resting place of famous King "Cakabau" and former capital of ...

Stereograph shows a cluster of thatched-roof buildings, the location of the burial place of King Ratu Seru Epenisa Cakobau. H69309 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 8104. U-86616. Copyright, 1906 [i.e., 1905], by Und... More

A feast day in the Fiji Islands -- gaily bedecked natives just beginni...

Stereograph shows men wearing traditional clothing, lined up for the national dance, some carrying clubs and some holding fans.