World War, 1939-1945--Photography
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Antone Bruns Collection, 1937-2000
Collection
Identifier: 000006
Abstract
The Antone Bruns Collection contains flight records, records from the USS Missouri, photographs, and letters. The majority of the collection consists of letters sent between Bruns and his wife, Otha Lee. The collection also contains newspaper clippings, postcards, and patches.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1937 - 2000; 1937 - 1945; 1995; 2000
Clarence Karcher Collection
Collection
Identifier: 000024
Abstract
The Clarence Karcher Collection, 1942-1946, includes over 500 photographs, negatives, postcards, a service prayer book, a military identification card, a pay schedule book, a diary, a scrapbook, and three large photographs. These items are all related to Clarence Karcher's experience in the Pacific during World War II, specifically in the Philippines and during the Japanese occupation.
Dates:
1942 - 1946
Vernon L. Thompson Collection
Collection
Identifier: 000088
Abstract
The Vernon L. Thompson Collection comprises fourteen photographs and one news clipping documenting U.S. Navy operations in the Pacific Theater during World War II, with an emphasis on the December 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor. The collection includes images of the attack and its aftermath, such as the burning USS West Virginia (BB-48) and the sinking USS Arizona (BB-39), as well as broader photographs of naval combat, aviation, and shipboard operations. It appears to relate to the naval...
Dates:
1941