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WW2
World War 2 photos documenting life on the home front, including defense plants manufacturing aircraft and armaments, and the railroads and trains that moved them to the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. Many large-format Kodachromes by Jack Delano and other photographers on assignment for the Office of War Information, as well as photos by Ansel Adams documenting Japanese-American internment camps along the West Coast.
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Reichs-Chapel: 1938
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The Boys of Mott Street: 1942
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All-American: 1942
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On the Ground: 1942
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Tube Inspector: 1942
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An American Family: 1942
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War News: 1942
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Army Ambulances: 1942
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Dodges of War: 1942
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Ask the Man Who Owns One: 1942
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Burned Out: 1942
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Victory Corps: 1942
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Texas Tail: 1942
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Ve Begin Mit Poland: 1938
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Now for the Tricky Part: 1942
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An American Family: 1943
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The Avengers: 1943
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Rush Job: 1941
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Plane Doctor: 1942
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Cafe Ginza: 1941
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War News: 1941
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War Chef: 1941
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Take Me to Your Welder: 1942
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Out for a Spin: 1942
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Suicide Rations: 1945
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Killer B: 1942
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