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Plumes of smoke from Mt. Vesuvius erupting in Napoli, Italy in March 1944
Plumes of smoke rising from a volcano erupting. "View of Vesuvius in eruption Spring 1944." Napoli, Italy. March 1944
Plumes of smoke from Mt. Vesuvius erupting in Napoli, Italy in March 1944
Plumes of smoke rising from a volcano erupting. "Erupting Vesuvius Spring 1944." Napoli, Italy. March 1944
Pneumatic hammer used during road construction in Italy in November 1944
514. Photograph. '21 Nov 44. 5/MM-44-30340. Fifth Army, South of Bologna, Italy. Pneumatic hammers are also used as...
Poem entitled 'Panorama of Italy'
Photograph of a poem entitled 'Panorama of Italy' describing the atrocious conditions Italian civilians were living in...
Polish officers visit American artillery positions on Fifth Army front, Italy, 1944
Photograph. Polish officers visit American artillery positions on Fifth Army front. Official caption on front: "MM-5-44...
Polish prisoners of war are marched along the beach, Toulon, France, 1944
Photograph. Polish prisoners of war are marched along the beach. Official caption on photo front: "7/MM-44-1965."...
Polish soldier surveys the damage to a US tank in Cassino, Italy, 1944
Photograph. Polish soldier surveys the damage to a US tank. In the background, a US soldier exits a Jeep carrying a...
Polish soldiers climb a snowy mountain, Italy, 1944
Photograph. Polish soldiers climb up a snowy mountainside track. Official caption on front: "MM-5-44-1330." Official...
Polish soldiers conduct reconnaissance, Italy, 1944
Photograph. Polish soldiers conduct reconnaissance from a mountaintop. Official caption on front: "MM-5-44-1339."...
Porcupine in Africa
Mass-produced image of African animal; souvenir image. African Porcupine.
Portrait of Brigadier General Terence John Tully, Chief Signal Officer of the U.S. Forces Mediterranean Theatre of Operations
Photograph, portrait. Military portrait of Brigadier General Terence John [T.J.] Tully, Chief Signal Officer U.S....
Portrait of Captain Weiss
Portrait of Captain Weiss; Captain ranking and medical insignia clearly visible. "T.E. Taken 20 March '44." Probably...
Portrait of fisherman in Massawa, Eritrea
Mass-produced image of Ethiopian scene; souvenir image collected during World War II. "Massaua - pescatore."...
Portrait of the surgical staff of the 24th General Hospital in Bizerte, Tunisia, North Africa circa 1943-44
Portrait of the surgical staff at the headquarters building of the 24th General Hospital. Reverse includes names of all...
Portrait of unidentified medical officer
Portrait of unidentified medical officer with wearing garrison cap and glasses. North Africa or Italy. 1943-45
Portrait of unidentified US serviceman-194
Portrait of unidentified US serviceman.-194-.
Portrait of US serviceman dressed up to look like President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Portrait of US serviceman dressed up to look like President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Probably dressed up for Mardi Gras...
Portrait photo of Kiyotaka Uchimura
18. Photograph. Portrait photo of Kiyotaka Uchimura with eye patch. Location unknown. 1943-45
Portrait photograph of a local man in Africa, 1941-43
Mass-produced portrait photograph of a local man. Africa. 1941-43
Portrait photograph of five servicemen in North Africa (probably), 1942-43
Portrait photograph of five servicemen in front of a building with a tin roof and large overhang. North Africa (...
Portrait photograph of two local women in patterned dresses in Africa, 1941-43
Mass-produced portrait photograph of two local women wearing patterned dresses; they are standing outside of a doorway...
Portuguese ruins in Gondar, Ethiopia
Mass-produced image of Ethiopian scene; souvenir image collected during World War II. "Ruderi Portoghesi a Gondar" = "...
Postal Quonset hut in Bizerte, Tunisia, North Africa in 1943-44
Postal Quonset hut, APO-379 of the US Army. 24th General Hospital. Bizerte, Tunisia, North Africa. 1943-44
President Franklin Roosevelt in Castelvetrano, Sicily, 1943
Photograph. President Franklin Roosevelt greets a GI. Official caption on front: "MM-HAR-43-5233." Official caption on...
President Franklin Roosevelt pins a medal on a GI in Castelvetrano, Sicily, 1943
Photograph. President Franklin Roosevelt pins a medal on a GI. Official caption on front: "MM-HAR-43-5232." Official...
President Franklin Roosevelt salutes a passing color guard in Castelvetrano, Sicily, Italy, 1943
Photograph. President Franklin Roosevelt salutes a passing color guard. Written caption on reverse: "MM-WALL-43-5254."...
President Roosevelt awards General Mark Clark in Castelvetrano, Sicily, Italy, 1943
Photograph. President Roosevelt awards General Mark Clark with a medal. Official caption on front: "MM-HAR-43-5234."...
President Roosevelt, General Arnold, and General Eisenhower in Castelvetrano, Sicily, 8 December 1943
President Franklin D. Roosevelt talking to General Henry H. "Hap" Arnold, Chief of the Army Air Forces, during the...
Priest at monastery of the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahdo Church in Nefasit, Eritrea
Mass-produced image of Eritrean scene; souvenir image collected during World War II. "Convent Bisen: [illegible]...
Priest from the Church of St. Margarita distributing gifts to Italian children in December 1944
Priest from the Church of St. Margarita distributing gifts to Italian children that were collected from American...
Priest with illustrated bible at monastery of the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahdo Church in Nefasit, Eritrea
Mass-produced image of Eritrean scene; souvenir image collected during World War II. "Convent Bisen: Antic trayer book...
Prime Minister Winston Churchill prepares to fire an artillery weapon, Italy, 1944
Photograph. Prime Minister Winston Churchill prepares to fire an artillery weapon. Official caption on front: "C.G.-...
Prisoners from the Goering Division are led to a P.O.W. camp, Italy, 1944
Photograph. Prisoners from the Goering Division are led to a P.O.W. camp. Official caption on front: "MM-5-152361."...
Prisoners of war, probably Germans, along the side of a road in a desert, North Africa, 1942-43
Prisoners of war, probably Germans, along side of road in desert. "Some prisoners they captured." North Africa. 1942-43
Private Alton Knappenberger cleans his automatic rifle, Italy, 1944
Photograph. Private Alton Knappenberger cleans his automatic rifle. Official caption on front: "MM-5-44-3632"; Personal...
Promenade along the coast in an unknown North African city, circa 1941-45
Mass-produced photograph of a promenade along the coast in an unknown city; there are many people walking, including...

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