Ruins of Pompeii, Italy, 1944

Photograph. Ruins of a bakery.

Ruins of railyard

Photograph. An American serviceman stands in the ruins of a railyard. Date and location unknown, no caption provided.

Ruins of Roman fort near Frankfurt, Germany in late 1945

Ruins of Roman fort near Frankfurt. "Roman fort near Frankfurt." Near Frankfurt, Germany. Postwar, Late 1945

Ruins of Saint-Lô, France, 1944

Photograph. Heavily damaged buildings surrounded by rubble. Personal caption on reverse: "St. Lo. Sept 44."”Saint-Lô, France.

Ruins of stone buildings along rugged Capri coastline as seen from a sightseeing ship in Italy in 1945

Ruins of stone buildings along rugged Capri coastline as seen from a sightseeing ship. From envelope labeled "Capri." Italy. [1945].

Ruins of the Ambassador's House at Asan, Guam in 1945

Ruins of the Ambassador's House at Asan, Guam in 1945. "Ambassador's House. Wrecked by the invasion of Guam.

Ruins of the Axumite Empire in Ethiopia

Mass-produced image of Ethiopian scene; souvenir image collected during World War II.

Ruins of the Axumite Empire in Ethiopia

Mass-produced image of Ethiopian scene; souvenir image collected during World War II.

Ruins of the House of Taga, Tinian

Photograph. Latte stone pillar surrounded by ruins.

Ruins of the Japanese Air Command Building, Tinian, 1945

Photograph. Ruins of the Japanese Air Command Building. Rubble is in the foreground. Formerly Ushi Point Airfield. North Field, Tinian. 1945

Ruins of the town of Cassino in Italy in 1944 or 1945

Slide. Ruins of the town of Cassino. "Streets of Cassino." From box originally labeled “"No.

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