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May 1944

U.S. Army

Map

Title: Defences Lessay

A two-sided map of the defences of Lessay, France. The front shows the map itself, while the back has a large ledgend.

GLC09557.04

1943

Map

Title: Port en Bessin to Cherbourg [and] Entretat to Port Bessin

A two-sided map of the coastline of France. One side of the map shows the Port en Bessin to Cherbourg and the reverse side shows Entretat to Port Bessin. This map has three hole punches and is labled page 185 and 186, but the rest of the book or manual is not included in the collection.

GLC09557.05

ca. 1944

Map

Title: [Allied invasion of Normandy sectors]

A map of the five areas where Allied troops invaded Normandy on June 6, 1944.

GLC09557.06

September 1943

U.S. Army

Map

Title: La Haye du Puits [French]

A map of La Haye-du-Puits, France. There are numbers handwritten in orange on the map, but it is unclear what they represent. The back of the map has "La Haye Du Puits 31/18 S.W.," written in red.

GLC09557.07

June 5, 2000-June 18, 2000

Vinch, Chuck, fl. 2000

Newspaper clipping

Title: The Stars and Stripes. [(June 5, 2000) - (June 18, 2000)]

"D-Day: Success and Challenges on the Beaches of Normandy," written by Chuck Vinch, reflects on the reasons behind the success of the Invasion of Normandy. Vinch attributes a large part of the success of the invasion to decieving the German's into believing that the Allied troops were planning a massive attack in Calais, as opposed to Normandy.

GLC09557.08

January 1945

United States. Naval Oceanographic Office

Map

Title: France - North Coast: Asnelle to Villers Including Caven Roadstead

A greyscale map of the North coast of France. Originally produced by the French government in 1893 with updates made in 1928, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1934, 1937, and 1938.

GLC09557.09

1963

Leflore County Mississippi Democratic Committee

Printed document

Title: Instructions Re: Unregistered Negro Applicants to Vote in Democratic Primary

A document containing instructions for polling officals in Greenwood and Itta Bena, Mississippi on how to handle unregistered African American applicants at polling stations. Reciting Section 3114, Miss. Code 1942, calls on polling officials to prevent the disruption of other voters and to "be careful to follow the law," to prevent the success of any law suits that may be brought against them by the Attorney General of the United States. This document contains instructions to discourage unregistered African American's from attempting to register or casting a ballot. Several lines on the…

GLC09562

1919

Poster

Title: Our Colored Soldiers in Action

A chromolithographic poster depicting African American soldiers fighting in World War I. In the poster an American bombers are flying overhead and an American soldier is boyoneting an enemy soldier. Featured prominently in towards the middle of the poster is a large American flag and in the background is a smaller American flag flanked by British and Italian flags. This poster is dated circa 1919.

GLC09563

1894

Northrop, B.G., fl. 1894

Printed document

Title: The Homes of the Negroes in the South

Essay written by Rev. B.G. Northrop taken from The Congregationalist of April 12, 1894.

GLC09564

January 25, 1862 - August 04, 1863

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Header Record

Title: [Letter and Newspaper][Decimalized .01- .02]

Letter from Lincoln to General Hurlbut not to order subpar guns, and a issue of Scientific America with a cover story on guns.

GLC00005

August 24, 1865

Unknown

Envelope

Title: [Leather Valise/Pouch]

A transmittal envelope for pardon of Payne. There is a seal on the back.

GLC00044.07.03

August 24, 1865

unknown, 1808-1875

Object

Title: [Leather Valise/Pouch]

Lather valise/pouch contained a pardon for Payne and a transmittal envelope and letter. GLC00044.07.01-.03

GLC00044.07.04

circa 1941

Title: [Burning aircraft carrier flying American flag]

Color image of a burning aircraft carrier flying American flag. Additional American vessel in foreground. Japanese text in caption on right hand side.

GLC09552.09

circa 1941

Title: [Vessel under attack with Japanese planes flying overhead]

Color image of a vessel under attack with Japanese planes flying overhead. Japanese text in caption on right hand side.

GLC09552.10

30 April 1941

Japan Cabinet Printing Bureau

Map

Title: General Map of Greater East Asian Co-prosperity Sphere and Pacific Ocean

Map of territories included in the Japanese propaganda concept, the "Greater East Asian Co-prosperity Sphere." The concept promoted the cultural and economic unity of the region by a self-sufficient bloc of Asian nations led by the Japanese and free of Western powers. Map depicts land, sea, and air routes; national, regional, and provincial borders; and marks natural resources. Includes territories in the region held by Western powers and Japanese military bases. Side of map reads: (Weekly Report Appendix No. 238) Approved for third class mail on October 1, 1936. Printed and published on…

GLC09552.11

1914

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: "The Dogs of War Let Loose Are Howling" -- French 320's in Action, near Reims.

A row of four French railroad guns used to defend the city of Reims, France.

GLC09584.089

1914

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: Fort Pompelle near Reims, France.

A view of destruction at Fort Pompelle, a French fort near Reims built into hillside. In the background, a dark silhouette walks along the top of the hill above the fort.

GLC09584.090

1914

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: Once Fair Village of Coucy, near Reims, France.

Crumbling walls and stones that used to be buildings form a scene of total destruction in the village of Coucy, near Reims, in France.

GLC09584.091

1917-1918

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: The Ruined Stronghold of Fort de la Malmaison, Chemin des Dames, France

Piles of dirt and stone that were once Fort de la Malmaison, a key element of the German defense of the ridge Chemin des Dames. The fort was destroyed by the French in a successful attempt to retake the region.

GLC09584.092

1917-1918

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: Chemin de Dames--Barbed Wire Entaglement

A rusting, barbed wire fence that has become entangled with the undergrowth on the site of a battlefield at Chemin des Dames in France.

GLC09584.093

1917-1918

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: Desolate Waste on Chemin des Dames Battlefield, France

A soldier stands amongst the now desolate countryside and fallen trees after the battles at Chemin des Dames in France

GLC09584.094

1917-1918

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: Camouflaged Trenches in Chemin des Dames Sector

A lieutenant of the Allied forces stands in a trench at Chemin des Dames. Behind him, chicken wire interwoven with pine and hemlock, covers the opening of the trench, to prevent enemy planes from spotting the trench from above.

GLC09584.095