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Photograph of an Inuit man showing an igloo to a student, Cambridge Bay, Canada, circa 1940s. A directional sign in front of the igloo lists several cities: Peterboro [Peterborough], Ottawa, Summerside, and Havana. Typed on verso: "PL-53692 - Eskimo…

Photograph of a modified military jeep at Kiangwan Airfield, China, circa 1940s.Typed on verso: "American GIs of the Shanghai Air Depot employ typical Yank ingenuity in turning an open jeep into an enclosed two-door sedan to escape the rain and…

Photograph of the Air Transport Command operations building at Luliang Air Base, China, circa 1940s.Typed on verso: "Typical of the mpre [more] permanent AACS towers in China, this installation at Luliang, one of the first bases used by the famed…

Photograph of an AACS (Army Airways Communications System) direction finding installation in Changyi, China, circa 1940s.Typed on verso: "Above is a Direction Finding Installation at Changyi, prefabricated in the United States and sent over 'The…

Photograph of an AACS (Army Airways Communications System) control tower at Luliang Air Base, China, circa 1940s.Typed on verso: "This is the AACS Control Tower at Luliang, near Chengtu. During the war this tower rendered efficient service in the…

Photograph of destroyed buildings at Liuchow Airfield, China, circa 1940s.Typed on verso: "From: Public Relations Office, Fourteenth Air Force. Code 11090700, Release Upon Receipt, Cleared Goldberg USF CT. Fourteenth Air Force Headquarters,…

Photograph of a cemetery for Allied prisoners of war who perished in Japanese-controlled internment camps, Mukden (present day Shenyang), China, circa 1945-1946. Several servicemen pay their respects at the gravesites.Typed on verso: "Hqs. Tenth Air…

Photograph of supplies being airdropped to troops, China-Burma-India Theater, circa 1940s. Typed on verso: "Aerial supply to fighting units in isolated regions of Burma and China was an important task of the Troop Carrier planes. Food, ammunition and…

Photograph of the squadron emblem of the 5th Liaison Squadron (Jungle Angels), U.S. Army Air Forces, circa 1940s. The emblem features an anthropomorphic airplane looking through binoculars and dropping supplies.Inscription on verso: "Jungle Angels',…

Photographic print of a cartoon illustration featuring Major General George E. Stratemeyer, drawn by Captain R. G. Leffingwell, March 1944. The cartoon depicts Stratemeyer as his desk listening to the demands of other military leaders.Stamped on…