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440 items in this album on 22 pages.


Anti-Japanese poster depicting Filipino resistance, 1940s	Anti-Japanese poster printed by the United States Army

Hein ter Poorten's prisoner of war file, 1940s	Invitation to the commissioning ceremony of USS New Jersey, early 1943

Leaflet dropped over Japanese-held areas of China encouraging civilians to help downed American airmen, 1943. Note the Blood Chit inside the flier’s jacket. Photo 1 of 3.	Leaflet dropped over Japanese-held areas of China encouraging civilians to help downed American airmen, 1943. Note the Blood Chit inside the flier’s jacket. Photo 2 of 3.

Leaflet dropped over Japanese-held areas of China encouraging civilians to help downed American airmen, 1943. Note the Blood Chit inside the flier’s jacket. Photo 3 of 3.	Plan for camouflage Measure 32v11 Design 18D for USS North Carolina, circa 1943, 1 of 2

Plan for camouflage Measure 32v11 Design 18D for USS North Carolina, circa 1943, 2 of 2	Plan for camouflage Measure 32v6 Design 10D for USS North Carolina, circa 1943, 1 of 2; this design would remain unused

Plan for camouflage Measure 32v6 Design 10D for USS North Carolina, circa 1943, 2 of 2; this design would remain unused	Recognition drawing of Illustrious-class carriers

United States Navy diagram of German torpedo types. The Type I (top) had a typical wet heater engine; The Type III was the first German electric torpedo; and the Type V (GNAT) was an acoustic homing torpedo.	US Army technical manual drawing on the Japanese Type 91 grenade

US Navy recruitment poster for the WAVES program, circa Aug 1942-1945	Schematic taken from the Feb 1943 Operating Instructions for 5-inch/38 caliber Gun Crews showing the assignments and positions of the 15-man gun crew in a singly mounted 5”/38 gun turret.

1943 Wellesley College poster for Song Meiling speech	Curtiss SB2C Helldiver recognition page from a joint Army-Navy recognition manual, Apr 1943.

Diagram of torpedo damage to USS New Orleans sustained in the Battle of Tassafaronga that resulted in 150 feet of her bow being blown off.	Italian BR.20 bomber recognition guide as seen in US War Department 'Recognition Pictorial Manual' publication FM 30-30, circa Apr 1943