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Battleship firing naval guns at Iwo Jima in February 1945
Battleship firing 16 inch naval guns at Iwo Jima, probably the USS West Virginia (BB-48). Official caption:'"Navy...
Battleship firing naval guns at Iwo Jima in February 1945
Battleship firing 16 inch naval guns at Iwo Jima, probably the USS West Virginia (BB-48). Official caption:'"Navy big...
Blimp over United Nations' convoy in the Atlantic Ocean in 1943
"File No: W-CON-46-65729. June 16, 1943. Blimp over convoy--Sunset over the Atlantic finds another United Nations'...
Bob Feller, former Cleveland Indian great, blasts a strike past an opposing batter during a game in which he struck out 18 men at Efate in the New Hebrides in 16 May 1944
399.Photograph. Bob Feller, baseball player. 'File No: 45536 May 16, 1944 Chief Bob Feller, Ex-Indian, 'Blows the man...
Bob Hope performing on stage in front of dozens of servicemen in the Mariana Islands during World War II
Photograph. Bob Hope performing on an outdoor stage in front of a crowd of American servicemen; an Army band is...
Bofors 40mm antiaircraft guns firing during ship's shakedown
"2098 - 135 photos - 2098. PM Papers. For Release: January 31, 1944. Shakedown. The task of quickly developing fighting...
Bomb damage to buildings on the coastline of Japan in 1945
Bomb damage to buildings on the coastline of Japan; seen from the USS Rutland in 1945. From donor's notes: "View inland...
Bomb-damaged city, Naples, 1944
Photograph. Piles of rubble and damaged buildings stand alongside a wide roadway. Personal caption on photo reverse:‘"...
Bombardier of a Navy plane uses Norden bombsight to determine when to release his bombs in November 1944
"File No: 47150 November 25, 1944. Eyes and "Mechanical Brain" on the target. Bombardier of a Navy plane uses famed and...
Bow view of the U.S.S. Iowa in October 1944
Bow of the USS Iowa. "46627 October 26, 1944. Lean and hungry look--- Bow-on view of the U.S.S. Iowa, emphasizing the...
Bow-on view of Commander Norman M. 'Bus' Miller's Consolidated Liberator 'Thunder Mug' on Eniwetok in September 1944
401.Photograph. Consolidated PB4Y-1 Liberator. 'File No: 46583 September 21, 1944 Saga of Bus Miller--- 'Bow-on' view...
Bucket brigades swab off the decks of the giant USS Iowa during her shakedown cruise in October 1944
USS Iowa. "59494 October 26, 1944 Wash Day for the Big 'I'--- Bucket brigades swab off the decks of the giant USS Iowa...
Bunk beds in a US Navy vessel in the Pacific Theater, 1945-46
Interior of berths aboard unidentified US Navy vessel. Pacific Theater. 1945-46
Captain on the bridge of the USS Rutland in Tokyo Bay in September 1945
Captain on the bridge of the USS Rutland near Tokyo; "Captain" is painted on his helmet. From donor's notes: "Captain...
Car approaches a bridge
Photograph. View from the interior of a car looking out towards an upcoming 1930s-era bridge. United States. No date
Car in front of house
Photograph. Unidentified man sits in driver's seat of civilian automobile parked on neighborhood street. Location...
Carpeted steps leading up to a building entrance
Photograph. Carpeted steps leading up to a building entrance. Location unknown. No date
Catholic services aboard the deck of the USS Rutland in March 1945
Catholic services aboard the deck of the USS Rutland. From donor's notes: "Catholic services, 3-28-45."
Caucasian woman dressed in hula skirt and Hawaiian lei, July 1945
Photograph. Caucasian woman dressed in hula skirt and Hawaiian lei kneels in the grass, laughing. Personal caption on...
Chart illustrates Naval operations from November 8, 1942, to the invasion of Italy presented in April 1944
447.Photograph. Official U. S. Navy Map of Naval operations in the North African and Mediterranean Theatres 'File No:...
City Hall in Zamboanga, Mindanao in September 1945
City Hall in Zamboanga, Mindanao in September 1945; American military vehicles on road. From donor's notes: "City Hall...
Civilian house in the winter time
Photograph. Snow-covered sidewalk leads up to front door of a clapboard house. Location unknown. No date
Civilian stands outside of a house
Photograph. Unknown American man in civilian clothes stands outside of a wood-sided house. Location unknown. No date
Civilians and sailor having a drink during World War II in the United States
Two civilian woman, or possibly WAVES in civilian clothing, having drinks with civilian man in tuxedo and U.S. sailor (...
Coast Guard and Marines unloading vehicles from landing ship at Cape Gloucester, New Britain, December 26, 1941.
Landing Ship Tanks unloading on shoreline. "File No: C.G. 3071. Pushing in a jeep - A jeep from a Coast Guard-manned...
Commander Popkin aboard the USS Rutland in 1945
Commander Popkin aboard the USS Rutland. From donor's notes: "Comdr. Popkin (former Exec.)." 1945
Commissioning ceremony of USS LCS(L)(3)-99 in Portland, Oregon on 05 February 1945
Commissioning ceremony of USS LCS(L)(3)-99. "Commissioning LCS(L) 99, Portland, Oregon. Feb. 5, 1945." Portland, Oregon...
Commissioning ceremony of USS LCS(L)(3)-99 in Portland, Oregon on 05 February 1945
Commissioning ceremony of USS LCS(L)(3)-99. "Commander reading orders at commissioning. 2/5/43." Portland, Oregon. 05...
Commissioning ceremony of USS LCS(L)(3)-99 in Portland, Oregon on 05 February 1945
Commissioning ceremony of USS LCS(L)(3)-99. "Captain [Oscar L.] Miles leads prayer for ship, 2/5/44." Portland, Oregon...
Commodore Matthew Perry's American flag aboard the USS Missouri (BB-63) in Tokyo Bay, Japan, 2 September 1945
Scene from the Japanese Surrender Ceremony aboard the USS Missouri (BB-63). "The flag Admiral Perry carried to Japan...
Comparative proportion of warships authorized during the years from January 1, 1943, to January 1, 1944
439.Photograph. Official U. S. Navy Chart 'File No: 45292 April 23, 1944 Admiral King's Report: Plate II This plate...
Consolidated PB4Y Privateer in flight over ocean
Consolidated PB4Y Privateer in flight over ocean. "File No: TR-7926. The Eyes of the Navy - The Navy's sleek and speedy...
Crew assembled for inspection onboard LCI-226 in New Guinea circa 1943
Crew assembled for inspection onboard USS LCI(L)-226. "LCI(L) crew (deck gang) ready for inspection." New Guinea. Circa...
Crewmen of a U.S. Navy cruiser covering the Mindoro landing spotting an unidentified plane, Pacific Ocean, January 23, 1945.
"File No: (BUAER 47471-2). Released: January 23, 1945. Friend or Foe? - Eyes of anti-aircraft gun crews of a U.S. Navy...
Crossing the Line ceremony aboard the USS LCS(L)(3)-99 in the Pacific Ocean in 1943
Crossing the Line ceremony aboard the USS LCS(L)(3)-99. "Ensign Lew Westbrock, Boise, Idaho, gunnery officer LCS(L) 99...

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