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A soldier unloads V-mail from a truck into an incinerator in Papua New Guinea in 1944
V-mail operation in the field at APO 929. "All V-Mail is destroyed by burning in this incinerator. This insures the...
A soldier works among stacks of mail during V-mail processing in Papua New Guinea in 1944
V-mail operation in the field at APO 929. "The retake department where all originals of V-Mail are stored until...
A T/4 writting a letter aboard a ship
Photograph. A technician fourth grade sits by his bunk while writing a letter. Official caption on reverse: "3325. From...
A train car full of Christmas mail in France in November 1944
A train car being unloaded with Christmas mail. It is called the 'Santa Claus Express'. "ETO-HQ-44-19568. Lapidus. 1...
A woman measures film density during the processing of V-mail in Papua New Guinea in 1944
V-mail operation in the field at APO 929. "Following this, the density of the film is measured on a densitometer and...
African American drivers inspecting burned parcels of Christmas mail in Italy in November 1944
415.Photograph. African-American drivers inspecting burned parcels of Christmas mail. '11 Nov 44. Fifth Army, Italy. 5/...
African American drivers inspecting burned parcels of Christmas mail in Italy on 11 November 1944
416.Photograph. African American drivers inspecting burned parcels of Christmas mail. '11 Nov 44. 5/MM-44-6824. Fifth...
Bagged and bundled V-mail ready to be sent to the troops in Papua New Guinea in 1944
V-mail operation in the field at APO 929. "Finished V-Mail bundled, bagged and ready for dispatch through the APO to...
Brazilian Infantrymen take time out to read their mail in fox holes on the Italian front in December 1944
542.Photograph. '11 Dec 1944. BEF/5/MM-44-31384. Fifth Army, Italy. Brazilian Infantrymen take time out to read their...
Burned truck interior and destroyed Christmas parcels in Italy in November 1944
417.Photograph. Burned truck interior and parcels of Christmas mail. '11 Nov 44. 5/MM-44-6823. Fifth Army, Italy. 10 [...
Crowd of soldiers receiving mail, California, 1942
Photograph. Crowd of soldiers receiving mail, as seen from above. Personal caption on photo reverse: "This is the way...
Diesel generators in V-mail power plant building in Papua New Guinea in 1944
V-mail operation in the field at APO 929. "Close-up view of one of the 50 KW generators. These machines which have been...
Four US soldiers celebrate Christmas, Italy, 1943
Photograph. Four US soldiers celebrate Christmas. Official caption on front: "MM-5-151420." Official caption on reverse...
Headquarters of the V-mail operation in the field at APO 929 in Papua New Guinea in 1944
V-mail operation in the field at APO 929. "Close-up shot of the headquarters building, with a closer view of the Post...
John Janik sits writing a letter in his half-track, July 1945
Photograph. American soldier John Janik sits writing a letter in his half-track. Personal caption on photo reverse: "I'...
Mules of the 35th Quartermaster Corps Pack Train are shown entering the 405th Quartermaster Truck Company area at Hunter Liggett Military Reservation on 23 March 1944
"3-23-44. Ecklund. Mules of 35th QMC Pack, 2nd Pln, are shown here entering the 405 QM Truck Co area at DSA near Hill...
Mules of the 35th Quartermaster Corps Pack Train prepare to transport mail sacks at Hunter Liggett Military Reservation on 23 March 1944
"3-23-44. Ecklund. These mail sacks, which are not camouflaged, are at the 89th Div Service Area, Hunter Liggett...
Servicemen check bags of V-mail that have been loaded onto a plane in Papua New Guinea in 1944
V-mail operation in the field at APO 929. "The final act at the airstrip with the mail truck, containing letters for...
Soldiers line up in front a mail window at the APO. Aleutian Islands
Photograph. Soldiers line up in front a mail window at the APO. Personal caption: "Passed by Base 1717 U.S. Army...
Soldiers look through incoming mail in France on 21 June 1944.
Soldiers look through incoming mail. Unit patches are scratched out in the photograph. Official caption: "ETO HQ 44...
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. reading mail, Italy, 1944
Photograph. Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. reading mail on jeep with "Rough Rider" painted on dashboard. Official caption on...
Three US soldiers in the mail room at Fort Shafter, Oahu, Hawaii in 1944
Three US soldiers "In the mail room at night, Ft. [Fort] Shafter, Oahu, Hawaii, 1944"
Two American servicemen in an office reading letters, Hawaii
Photograph. Two American servicemen in an office reading letters. Hawaii. 1944-46
Two American servicemen in an office reading letters, Hawaii, 1944-46
Photograph. Two American servicemen in an office reading letters. Hawaii. 1944-46
Two men inspect letters reproduced on rolls of paper during processing of V-mail in Papua New Guinea in 1944
V-mail operation in the field at APO 929. "Paper inspection. At these tables each roll of finished work is inspected...
US Marine with at makeshift post office, Saipan, 1944
Photograph. American Serviceman sitting at a desk in a brick building handing a Marine a stack of letters through a...
US Marines during mail call, Tinian, 1944
Photograph. United States Marines handing out letters. Official caption on front: "Tinian USMC Photo No. 10-11." Tinian...
US soldier with mail bag in Europe
Unidentified US soldier with mail bag. "Mail man." Europe. Circa 1944
US soldiers receive Christmas mail, Italy, 1943
Photograph. US soldiers receive Christmas mail. Official caption on front: "MM-5-150519." Official caption on reverse...
V-mail operation in the field at APO 929 in Papua New Guinea in 1944
V-mail operation in the field at APO 929." This photograph shows the Headquarters of V-Mail in the center, with the...
V-mail power plant building and container drums in Papua New Guinea in 1944
V-mail operation in the field at APO 929. "View of the power plant building, which houses three diesel generators, two...
Vats of chemicals used in the processing of V-mail in Papua New Guinea in 1944
V-mail operation in the field at APO 929. "In this room all chemicals are prepared, and mixed in the large vats, after...
Women inspect and cut individual letters from rolls of paper during V-mail processing in Papua New Guinea in 1944
V-mail operation in the field at APO 929. "Paper chopping. At these choppers each letter is handcut from the roll and...
Women load and operate a letter folding machine during V-mail processing in Papua New Guinea in 1944
V-mail operation in the field at APO 929. "On this machine the letters are folded to correct size for insertion into V-...
Women photograph mail during V-mail processing in Papua New Guinea in 1944
V-mail operation in the field at APO 929.' "The recording operation, using the Recordak machines. These operators...
Women sort and prepare mail in Papua New Guinea in 1944
V-mail operation in the field at APO 929. "At these tables, the girls first sort out all the original V-Mail letters...

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