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(300+) Mid 20th Century Photographs, World War II, Italy, Etc. (1) Photo album with photographs. (1) Group of men in snow with handwritten inscription: July 1994; Building our igloo on Mt. Evans." (1) Photograph of a war torn street with telephone pole. Stamped on back, "SECRET Until reclassified." (1) Group of four US soldiers standing over an either injured or dead solider with guns leaned against tree. There is also one covered litter and another blood stained one near by. Stamped on back, "SECRET Until reclassified." Most likely taken during the Italy campaign in World War II. (1) Group of uniformed men observing the public hanging of three men. There are several photographs of African American service members with their names written on the verso. (1) German bunker designed to appear like a restaurant. Verso of photograph has handwritten inscription and is dated 1945 in Italy. (1) U.S. soldiers in back of truck with a German flag. Pencil inscription on back has losses but mentions, "German trophies." Several photographs of World War II airfields, bases, and airplanes. Several Italian postcards, including one of an Italian soldier signed and dated 1938. (1) African American service member manning an AA gun. Various photographs featuring boats, submarine, military trucks, tanks, etc. Various photographs of Camp Forrest (now Arnold Air Force Base) located in Tullahoma, Tennessee, which was one of the Army's largest training bases during the war. Various training photos from the 1960s, including women service members. (1) Group standing by plane with inscription, "Our guest speaker famous pilot Roscoe Turner." (1) 11" X 15" scrap book. The following photographs have been glued into the scrap book. Most photographs have an inscription written on them or underneath. Several photographs detailing a plane crash. Photographs of a ship yard in Aden, Arabia. Dogs. Group shots of soldiers. Aerial photos of a trip to California. 1943 photographs in Kenya. Photographs of a trip to India, Palestine, and Cairo. 1943 African Safari in Eritrea, including large panorama shots. Group of photos of Class Formation Scott Field, Illinois including water training. And more. Condition- Almost all photos are in overall good condition. A few in the scrap book have damage that obscures the photo. Photos in scrap book have been glued. Scrap book is missing some photos. Some of the photos in the album came from the scrap book and have remnants of black construction paper on verso where they were removed. See photos.
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