WW2 Photographs in Color | World War II Database

2,108 items in this album on 106 pages.


Emperor Sunjong of Korea, Prince Imperial Yeong of Korea, and Crown Prince Yoshihito (future Emperor Taisho) of Japan in Korea, 1907	Cadet J.J. Clark’s page from the Naval Academy’s ‘Lucky Bag’ yearbook for the class of 1918 (graduated early in 1917).

Painting of USS Lexington by Walter L. Greene, 1927, depicting the ship launching aircraft	Horst Wessel and German Nazi SA men in Nürnberg, Germany, 1929

USS Oklahoma passing Alcatraz island, San Francisco Bay, California, United States, 1930s	United States Navy Fighting Squadron 2-B Commander J.J. Clark flying a Boeing F-3B past the carrier USS Lexington (Lexington-class), circa 1931, probably along the California coast.

Postcard featuring Japanese ocean liner Tatsuta Maru, early 1930s	Type 89 I-Go medium tank, date unknown

Hitler Youth gathering at Lustgarten, Berlin, Germany, 1 May 1933	Emperor Kangde of the puppet state of Manchukuo at Yasukuni Shrine, Tokyo, Japan, 1935

Italian cruiser Trento, circa 1935	Portrait of Prince Yasuhito, date unknown, photo 1 of 2

Prince Yasuhito with the 31st Infantry Division, Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, Japan, circa 1935-1936	A Bf 109 being serviced, date unknown

German mortar crew training with a 8-cm Granatwerfer 34 mortar, circa 1934-1939	Prince Albert the Duke of York and the Duchess of York with their two daughters, Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret at Y Bwthyn Bach (The Little House) at Royal Lodge, Jun 1936. 6 months later, he would be king.

Official signing ceremony of the Charter of Zamboanga City, Mindanao island, Philippine Islands, 12 Oct 1936	Conte di Cavour after her 1933-1937 reconstruction

Postcard featuring a AT-2 aircraft of Japan Air Transport airliner, circa 1937	US Marine Corps detachment for the American Legation in Beiping, China, 1937