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Photograph of the Boeing B-29 Superfortress "Enola Gay" parked at an air base, circa 1940s. The image is signed by Theodore Jerome "Dutch" Van Kirk, navigator of the "Enola Gay" during the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan on August 6,…

Photographic group portrait of the crew of the Boeing B-29 Superfortress "Enola Gay," circa summer 1945. The image is signed by Theodore Jerome "Dutch" Van Kirk, navigator of the "Enola Gay" during the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan on August 6,…

Photograph of Dayak people unloading cargo from "Guba," a Consolidated PBY flying boat (tail number NC-777), Lake Habbema, Papua New Guinea, circa 1937-1939.

Poster of three servicemen in flight gear, circa 1943. Text: "This announcement is made with the approval of the Joint Army and Navy Personnel Board. Aviation Cadet training to become bombardiers, navigators, and pilots in the Army Air Forces for men…

Poster of a U.S. Army Air Forces bombardier at his station, circa 1944. Explosions are visible through the Plexiglas. Art by Cecil Calvert Beall.Text: "Bombs away! / The greatest team in the world. AAF."

Lithograph of a Brewster F2A Buffalo aircraft in flight over a Batavian farmer and his oxen, circa 1941-1942. Art by Jo Kotula, produced by the Brewster Aeronautical Corporation.

Lithograph of a Brewster F2A Buffalo aircraft pulling up after dropping its bomb, circa 1938-1939. Art by Jo Kotula, produced by the Brewster Aeronautical Corporation.

Poster of servicemen firing a machine gun loaded with war savings stamps as ammunition, circa 1917-1918. Art by Casper Emerson Jr., issued by the U.S. Treasury Department. Text: "Help them / Keep your War Savings pledge."

Magazine advertisement for Trans World Airlines, circa 1946. Features a half-page illustration of a TWA Lockheed Model 49 Constellation aircraft in flight over a city. The text describes TWA as "the finest way to fly."

Poster of two U.S. Army Air Service servicemen with aircraft, a balloon, and an airship, circa 1918-1919. Art by Warren Keith, produced by the Edwards & Deutsch Litho. Company. Text: "Join the Air Service / 'Give 'er the gun / Learn. Earn."