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Bell tower and exterior wall of the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, 1942-44
The bell tower of the Church of the Nativity. In the foreground is the exterior of the church and an iron fence with...
Bell tower at the Shrine of the Virgin of the Rosary in Pompeii, Italy, 1943-44
Shrine of the Virgin of the Rosary. "Bell tower of the church of the Roasary [Rosary] at Pompeii." Pompeii, Italy. 1943...
Bells made from rock in Ethiopia
Mass-produced image of Ethiopian scene; souvenir image collected during World War II. "Stone Bell Abyssinian." Bells...
Benito Mussolini after being executed in Milan, Italy on 29 April 1945
Benito Mussolini's body being dispalyed after execution. "Benito Finito." Milan, Italy. 29 April 1945
Benito Mussolini and Clara Petacci hanging after execution in Milan, Italy on 29 April 1945
Benito Mussolini and Clara Petacci hanging after execution. "Original picture made by a friend in Milan at the time...
Benito Mussolini and his compatriots after being executed in Milan, Italy on 29 April 1945
Benito "Mussolini's gang hanging by their feet at a filling station in Milan" after being executed. Milan, Italy. 29...
Benito Mussolini and his compatriots after being executed in Milan, Italy on 29 April 1945
Benito "Mussolini's gang hanging by their feet at a filling station in Milan" after being executed. Milan, Italy. 29...
Bird species in Africa
Mass-produced image of African animal; souvenir image. African bird.
Birds in Africa
Mass-produced image of African animal; souvenir image. Unidentified birds.
Bishop Gregg poses with African-American troops in Western North Africa, 1943
Bishop Gregg poses with African-American troops. Official caption on front: "MM-LEV-43-5226." Official caption on...
Bishop J.A. Gregg in a jeep in North Africa, 1943
Photograph. Bishop J.A. Gregg is driven in a jeep by an African American soldier. Official caption on front: "MM-LEV-43...
Bishop John A. Gregg greets African-American troops in Capua, Italy, 1943
Photograph. Bishop John A. Gregg greets African-American troops. Official caption on front: "MM-5-151297." Official...
Bizerte, Tunisia, North Africa in 1943-44
US servicemen and nurses scrubbing up/washing hands in helmets outside tents. "Scrub-a-tub helmet. Stay clean you...
Black African colonial troops, North Africa, 1942-43
Black African colonial troops in coveralls and wide-brimmed hats. North Africa. 1942-43
Black smoke billows from a burning American vehicle, Italy, 1943
Photograph. Black smoke billows from a burning American vehicle visible on a roadway in the distance. Italy Official...
Blurry image of US servicemen in Italy US Army Air Field near Ancona, Italy in 1945
Blurry image of US servicemen in Italy. From envelope labeled "Ancona base battle damage." US Army Air Field near...
Blurry image of US servicemen in Italy US Army Air Field near Ancona, Italy in 1945
Blurry image of US servicemen in Italy. From envelope labeled "Ancona base battle damage." US Army Air Field near...
Blurry image of US servicemen in Italy US Army Air Field near Ancona, Italy in 1945
Blurry image of US servicemen in Italy. From envelope labeled "Ancona base battle damage." US Army Air Field near...
Boat on a body of water, possibly in Accra, Ghana during World War II
Photograph. Boat on a body of water, possibly in Accra, Ghana in the 1940s.
Bodies of deceased German and British soldiers lie on the ground, Cassino, Italy, 1943
Photograph. Bodies of deceased German and British soldiers lie on the ground outside of the monastery walls. Official...
Bodies of deceased German and British soldiers, Cassino, Italy, 1943
Photograph. Bodies of deceased German and British soldiers. Official caption on front: "MM-5-151062." Official caption...
Bodies of deceased soldiers are surrounded by their living compatriots, San Pietro, Italy, 1943
Photograph. Bodies of deceased soldiers are surrounded by their living compatriots. Official caption on front: "MM-5-...
Body of a deceased German soldier lies face down, Castellonorato, Italy, 1944
Photograph. Body of a deceased German soldier lies face down. Official caption on front: "MM-5-44-5204." Official...
Body of water, possibly in Accra, Ghana during World War II.
Photograph. Body of water, possibly in Accra, Ghana in the 1940s.
Boeing P-26 Peashooter fighter plane, Mediterranean Theater, 1942-44
Boeing P-26 Peashooter; a pre-WWII pursuit aircraft. Mediterranean Theater. 1942-44
Bologna, Italy freight yards destroyed by U.S. bombing in April 1945
166.Photograph. '21 April 45. 5/MM-45-7413. Fifth Army, Bologna Area, Italy. Bologna freight yards destroyed by U.S....
Bomb craters indicating direct hits on Italian army barracks at Cremona, Italy in 1944 to 1945
Bomb craters indicating direct hits on Italian army barracks. "Cremona barracks." Cremona, Italy. Probably 1944-45.
Bomb damaged buildings in Livorno, Italy in June 1945
Bomb damaged buildings. "Showing some ruins in Leghorn with the old bell tower still intact." Livorno, Italy. June 1945
Bomb damaged Italian airplanes near Tripoli, Libya, 1943-1944
"Bombed out It. [Italian] planes at Castel Benito Airdrome 20 miles south of Tripoli". Biplane in background. Near...
Bomb damaged town of Monghidoro, Italy in background in November 1944
437.Photograph. '28 Nov. 1944. 5/MM-44-30704. Fifth Army, Monghidoro, Italy. Muddy highway 65 in foreground with...
Bombardment in mountains in Bologna, Italy on 5 December 1944
187.Photograph. '5 Dec 44. 5/MM-44-31012. Fifth Army, Italy. Excellent marksmanship is shown as 1st Armored Division,...
Bombardment of Cassino, Italy, 1944
Photograph. Smoke billows over the valley during the bombardment of Cassino. Official caption on front: "MM-5-44-810."...
Bombed buildings in Castellonorato, Italy, 1944
Photograph. Complete devastation in a bomb-ravaged city. Official caption on front: "MM-5-44-5163." Official caption on...
Bombed out buildings behind a flooded graveyard in Cassino, Italy
Bombed out buildings behind a flooded graveyard; the helmets in front of the grave markers appear to be from British...
Bombed out opera house in Livorno, Italy in June 1945
Bombed out opera house in Leghorn, Italy. In the background some of the balcony stalls can be seen intact, but the...
Bombed out viaduct bridge on the left and a Bailey bridge in the center used by American convoy in Italy in 1944-45
194.Photograph. A bombed out viaduct bridge on the left and a Bailey bridge in the center. Quarter ton US vehicle and a...

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