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Burnt leg of a victim of the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima, 1945.This image shows burns on the legs of a victim of the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima in 1945.
A Korean Youth Learns a Baseball Lesson, 1951The original caption for this photograph reads: A Korean youth, Kim Pak Soon, is taught one of the fundamental lessons of baseball: "Get your glove…
Leathernecks take time out to inspect captured enemy equipment.
Captain Ted Williams, Former Boston Red Sox Slugger, 1953AROOSTOOK LEATHERNECK IN KOREA -- Marine Sergeant Roger W. McCully, 21, straps Captain Ted Williams, former Boston Red Sox slugger, into his jet…
Military Demarcation Line and the Northern and Southern Borders of Demilitarized Zone, KoreaThese maps show the boundaries of the Demilitarized Zone following the Armistice Agreement at the end of the Korean War.
The middle line (labelled…
Newsmap for the Armed Forces : 1945: Year of Victory - Volume 4, Number 37, 1945.This is one in a series of issues of "Newsmap" that were published from 1942 to 1946 by the U.S. Army. This issue covers the week of December 4 to…
"Pvt. Joe Louis Says - We're Going to do our part . . . and we'll win because we're on God's side"Poster showing heavyweight boxing champion Joe Louis charging with bayoneted rifle.
Back to a Coast Guard assault transport comes this Marine after two days and nights of Hell on the beach of Eniwetok in the Marshall Islands. His face is grimey with coral dust but the light of battle stays in his eyes.Pvt Theodore James Miller (12 February 1925 – 24 March 1944) from Minnesota returns to attack transport USS Arthur Middleton (APA-25) at 14:00 after…
Ohlone Language Boundaries vs. Modern Conception of Ohlone TribletsHow distinct language boundaries discovered by late 20th century linguists (left) have come to define the modern categorizations of smaller tribes…
Jewish women at forced labor on "Industry Street" in the Plaszow concentration camp.Jewish women at forced labor on "Industry Street" in the Plaszow concentration camp. The two women on the far right have been identified as Dora…