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Two Illinois World War II Veterans Out on Bail

Date: 08 13 1949
Description: Two World War II veterans from Berwyn, Illinois, released on bail pending a new hearing, are with their lawyers. The two young men were convicted and impri...
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Breaking the Blockade

Date: 05 05 1949
Description: Several days before the Berlin Blockade was to be lifted, Russian authorities permitted this West Berlin couple to purchase potatoes in the eastern sector....
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Marines at Rifle Range

Date: 1941
Description: Large group of marines are outdoors firing from a sitting position at a firing range, possibly at a Marine Corps firing range at La Jolla, California.
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Marines Training with Springfield Rifles

Date: 1941
Description: Overhead view of U.S. Marines firing rifles, possibly at a Marine Corps rifle range.
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Postwar Berlin

Date: 1951
Description: A street scene in Berlin that shows the damage caused by wartime bombing. A banner or billboard on the damaged building on the right is advertising a film ...
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Allied Soldier in Brest

Date: 09 18 1944
Description: Allied soldier posing in Brest, France, in front of a bombed-out building, smoking a cigarette. The street is covered with rubble.
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Buna Immediately After Capture

Date: 01 02 1943
Description: Handwritten on the back of the print, "Buna, immediately after capture by Yanks and Aussies." Two men stand in the center amid the destruction of the jungl...

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