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Manzanar, Calif.--Evacuee children of the 5th grade struggling over their English composition in the first temporary voluntary school at this War Relocation Authority center. Photographer: Lange, Dorothea Manzanar, California
WWII: Europe: Wetzlar, Germany; "Sgt. Edward Hill, Manchester, England, captured five years ago at Dunkerque was freed when American Seventh Armored Division, First Army captured Dulag-Luft POW Camp""Sgt. Edward Hill, Manchester, England, captured five years ago at Dunkerque was freed when American Seventh Armored Division, First Army captured…
JEWISH PARACHUTIST HANNAH SZENES WITH HER BROTHERJewish parachutist Hannah Szenes with her brother, before leaving for a rescue mission.
Between 1943 and 1945, a group of Jewish men and women…
VICTIMS' SHOES AT MAJDANEKA Soviet soldier walks through a mound of victims' shoes piled outside a warehouse in Majdanek soon after the liberation. Majdanek, Poland
Ann CaracristiA photograph of Ann Caracristi, a cryptanalyst who worked as a code breaker during World War II. She later became the first female deputy director of…
"The first vote"Print shows African American men, in dress indicative of their professions, in a queue waiting their turn to vote.
Senate. Before final civil rights vote Final daySketch shows senators scattered across chamber in the U.S. Capitol before vote on Civil Rights Act.
Russian tanks in BessarabiaPhotograph shows a convoy of Russian tanks that have rumbled into Romania during the occupation of Bessarabia.
Manzanar pilgrimage, April 28, 1990Flyer for the 21st annual Manzanar Pilgrimage sponsored by the Manzanar Committee. Included is a map from Los Angeles to Manzanar.
The Jim Matsuoka…
Narrates the training and eventual combat of the first Black Fighter squadron in World War II.