circa 1945

United States Government

Photograph

Title: Kawanishi Takarazuta Before

One undated photograph entitled Kawanishi Takarazuta Before. Depicts an aerial view of Takarazuta before bombing. Other images of Kawanishi include: GLC09595.053, GLC09595.059, GLC09595.060, GLC09595.061, GLC09595.068, GLC09595.094, GLC09595.095, and GLC09595.096.

GLC09595.097

9 August 1945

United States Government

Photograph

Title: Fukuyama Before 9 August 1945

One undated photograph entitled Fukuyama Before 9 August 1945. Depicts an aerial view of Fukuyama before bombing. Other images of Fukuyama include: GLC09595.103, and GLC09595.104.

GLC09595.098

1-2 August 1945

United States Government

Photograph

Title: Hachioji After

One undated photograph entitled Hachioji After dated August 1-2, 1945. Depicts an aerial view of Hachioji after bombing. Other images of Hachioji include: GLC09595.100.

GLC09595.099

1 August 1945

United States Government

Photograph

Title: Hachioji Before 1 August 1945

One undated photograph entitled Hachioji Before 1 August 1945. Depicts an aerial view of Hachioji before bombing. Other images of Hachioji include: GLC09595.099.

GLC09595.100

14 August 1945

United States Government

Photograph

Title: 14 August 45 Hikari Naval Arsenal

One undated photograph entitled 14 August 45 Hikari Naval Arsenal. Depicts an aerial view of the Hikari Naval Arsenal during bombing. Other images of Hikari include: GLC09595.102, and GLC09595.106.

GLC09595.101

14 August 1945

United States Government

Photograph

Title: 14 August 45 Hikari Naval Arsenal

One undated photograph entitled 14 August 45 Hikari Naval Arsenal. Depicts an aerial view of the Hikari Naval Arsenal during bombing. The image is similar to GLC09595.101 but from a different angle. Other images of Hikari include: GLC09595.101, and GLC09595.106.

GLC09595.102

8 August 1945

United States Government

Photograph

Title: Fukuyama Damage

One undated photograph entitled Fukuyama Damage dated August 8, 1945. Depicts an aerial view of Fukuyama after bombing with areas of damaged marked.

GLC09595.103

8 August 1945

United States Government

Photograph

Title: Fukuyama After

One undated photograph entitled Fukuyama After dated August 8, 1945. Depicts an aerial view of Fukuyama after bombing. A section of the image is outlined in black showing the area that was bombed.

GLC09595.104

14 August 1945

United States Government

Photograph

Title: 14 August 45 Hikari Naval Arsenal

One undated photograph entitled 14 August 45 Hikari Naval Arsenal. Depicts an aerial view of the Hikari Naval Arsenal during bombing. Other images of Hikari include: GLC09595.101, and GLC09595.102.

GLC09595.106

circa 1945

United States Government

Photograph

Title: Hiroshima Before

One undated photograph entitled Hiroshima Before. Depicts an aerial view of Hiroshima before bombing.

GLC09595.107

circa 1945

United States Government

Photograph

Title: [Hiroshima Rivers close up]

One undated photograph. Depicts an aerial view of a city separated by three rivers. The city is possibly Hiroshima before bombing based on a comparison to GLC09595.107.

GLC09595.108

circa 1945

United States Government

Photograph

Title: [Supply drop]

One undated photograph. Depicts an aerial view of packages being dropped out of a plane to a community below. The packages are being carried downwards by parachutes. In the lower left corner of the images the community has spelled out "Drop Here Please."

GLC09595.109

21 June 1945

United States. Navy

Newspaper clipping

Title: [Baka Bomb]

One newspaper clipping sent by Leonard Eugene Graeff to Susan Prowell Graeff and Raymond James Graeff dated June 21, 1945. Clipping features an image of a Japanese Baka Bomb that was found intact on Okinawa. The image is credited as a official U.S. Navy Photograph from the Pacific Fleet.

GLC09611.439.02

21 February 1943

Los Angeles Times (Firm)

Newspaper clipping

Title: The War Week

One newspaper section entitled, "The War Week" dated February 21, 1943. Consists of articles detailing news of war fronts and the possibility of bombing Tokyo. Center of page is an illustration of Tokyo as a target. Reverse side contains articles related to students gardening; displacement of 2 million children in China by the Japanese military and other news.

GLC09619.026

31 May 1943

Los Angeles Times (Firm)

Newspaper clipping

Title: Invasion of Lowlands One of Shortest Routes to Berlin

One newsmap entitled, "Invasion of Lowlands One of Shortest Routes to Berlin" dated May 31, 1943. Consists of a map depicting Allies strategy to invade Berlin. Reverse side contains articles related to a Nazi-attack against a church in England that killed 21 children; the Aleutian Islands campaign; Russian army tally of planes destroyed and Americans fighting in Italy. Also included is the Farmers Market Today column providing updates of businesses.

GLC09619.035

circa 1945

United States Government

Photograph album

Title: [Bombing Missions against Japan]

One undated photograph album covers. Consists of two covers and brackets originally holding together 109 photographs.

GLC09595.110

18 April 1942

Header Record

Title: 14 press photographs of the Doolittle Raid [Decimalized .01-.14]

A collection of 14 photographs of the Doolittle Raid.

GLC09553

circa 1944

United States. Army Air Forces

Poster

Title: O'er the ramparts we watch/United States Army Air Force

Image by Jes Wilhelm Schlaikjer (1897-1982) depicting a young man with dark hair stands in the clouds, holding a large rocket-shaped bomb. He wears a brown leather bomber jacket and a silver I.D. bracelet. Small images of military airplanes fly in the clouds below him. Published by Brown & Bigelow, St. Paul, Minn.

GLC09520.11

7 June 1969

Garaudy, Ellis H., 1948-1979

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Nancy Anderson

One letter from Ellis Garaudy to Nancy Anderson dated June 7, 1969. Ellis thanks Nancy for the fudge she sent, and commenting that he shared the gum with friends. He also mentions that he had the picture she sent him enlarged and painted on silk in oil paints. Ellis reports that he has not been sleeping well due to increased bombing and activity. He writes, "We just had the hell kicked out of us by the communists. The air bases have been getting hit very heavily, and it's getting worse every night." He finishes the letter writing, "I think I'll try to get some sleep, because it's been several…

GLC09607

1937-1963

Various

Header Record

Title: [World War II letters of Leonard Eugene Graeff of Harrisburg Pennsylvania] [Decimalized .001-.602]

672 items, primarily letters from and to Leonard Eugene Graeff. Many of the letters are between him and his parents Raymond James Graeff and Susan Prowell Graeff. The items date from 1937 to 1963 with the bulk of the material from 1942-1945. The letters contain day to day details of Leonards life and time in the service and traning. He attended Great Lakes Training Center in Illinois and was stationed in Hawaii after training. Most of the letters disscuss news from home. Of note Leonard also recieved letters from some friends who were also in the military and from their families keeping him…

GLC09611

Circa 1941-1943

Williams, LeRoi S., 1919-1943

Autograph letter signed

Title: to the family of LeRoi Williams

Letter to his family, in which LeRoi Williams describes being sent to an Army Air Field in Northern Michigan to practice gunnery. He describes the training he's been given and the practice of skip bombing.

GLC09587.061

1914

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: Zeppelin Flying Over a German Town- Lower Valley of the Rhine

In this photograph is a zeppelin flying over a small village. These large air machines were used for both transportation or goods as well as for dropping bombs.

GLC09584.147

1914

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: House in Southend, England, Wrecked by Bombs from Raiding Zeppelins

This photograph is of a scene in town. There are men, women, and children walking along the street. Southend was a resort that was attacked by German Zeppelins.

GLC09584.148

1914-1918

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: A double-seated "Fighter" Equipped with Bomb-dropping Device, Ready to Go Aloft.

A soldier inspects the side of a double-seated, bomb-dropping fighter plane while an officer and his dog look on.

GLC09584.153

1914

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: Wrecked Building in Amiens, France

This photograph shows absolute destruction of buildings. There are a couple men in this shot. Shells used during the war were strong enough, according to the photograph, to bring entire buildings crumbling down.

GLC09584.218