Jul 5 2012
2:33 pm
A nun at Montelupich Prison in Krakow, Poland, 1939. Source: Deutsches Bundesarchiv (German Federal Archive)

A nun at Montelupich Prison in Krakow, Poland, 1939.

Source: Deutsches Bundesarchiv (German Federal Archive)

Posted 10 months ago
#1930s #krakow #poland #eastern europe #prisoner #prison #nun #jail #wwII #world war II #vintage #portrait #history
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Jul 4 2012
8:06 pm
A street in the Jewish ghetto of Shanghai, China, 1943.

A street in the Jewish ghetto of Shanghai, China, 1943.

Posted 10 months ago
#1940s #jewish ghetto #shanghai #china #vintage #history #wwII #world war II
15 notes

Jul 2 2012
10:49 am
The Andrews Sisters, 1941-1945.

The Andrews Sisters, 1941-1945.

Posted 10 months ago
#1940s #andrews sisters #the andrews sisters #music #singers #band #sisters #wwII #world war II
69 notes

Jul 2 2012
6:43 am
A young American girl listening to the radio, 1936-1945. Source: Franklin D. Roosevelt Library

A young American girl listening to the radio, 1936-1945.

Source: Franklin D. Roosevelt Library

Posted 10 months ago
#1930s #1940s #great depression #wwII #world war II #USA #children #radio #vintage
213 notes

Jul 1 2012
7:37 am
Pvt. Clarence C. Ware gives a last second touch to Pvt. Charles R. Plaudo’s war-paint, England, 1944. Source: National Archives and Records ADministration

Pvt. Clarence C. Ware gives a last second touch to Pvt. Charles R. Plaudo’s war-paint, England, 1944.

Source: National Archives and Records ADministration

Posted 10 months ago
#1940s #UK #army #badass #england #history #soldier #soldiers #vintage #war paint #world war II #wwII #makeup #war photography #warrior #warriors #mohawk
21 notes

Jun 27 2012
6:26 pm
Watched by two small boys, a member of the FFI (French Forces of the Interior) poses with his Bren gun in Chateaudun, France, 1944. Source: Imperial War Museums

Watched by two small boys, a member of the FFI (French Forces of the Interior) poses with his Bren gun in Chateaudun, France, 1944.

Source: Imperial War Museums

Posted 11 months ago
#1940s #france #wwII #world war II #french resistance #vintage #portrait #history #gun #resistants #children
39 notes

Jun 27 2012
2:32 pm
French resistants from Huelgoat during World War II.

French resistants from Huelgoat during World War II.

Posted 11 months ago
#1940s #wwII #world war II #vintage #portrait #history #huelgoat #france #french resistance #resistants
67 notes

Jun 27 2012
1:18 am
Sgt. J. Sarno, U.S. Marine `Raiders’ and their dogs, which are used for scouting and running messages, starting off for the jungle front lines on Bougainville, November-December 1943. Source: National Archives and Records Administration

Sgt. J. Sarno, U.S. Marine `Raiders’ and their dogs, which are used for scouting and running messages, starting off for the jungle front lines on Bougainville, November-December 1943.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration

Posted 11 months ago
#1940s #bouganville #world war II #wwII #vintage #hsitory #dogs #war dogs
15 notes

Jun 25 2012
8:53 pm
Irene Manning, ca. 1940s.

Irene Manning, ca. 1940s.

Posted 11 months ago
#1940s #irene manning #pin-up #vintage #portrait #wwII #world war II
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Jun 24 2012
12:18 pm
Midway Atoll, 24 November 1941.

Midway Atoll, 24 November 1941.

Posted 11 months ago
#1940s #wwII #world war II #navy base #midway #midway atoll #south pacific #vintage #island #history
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