Cities and towns

Full, exterior view of three men, two in military uniform, walking on a city sidewalk toward another uniformed man in an undisclosed location. Taken during World War II time frame.

Terrain in the World War I Argonne Sector. The wooded hills in the background are, from left to right: Le Petit Bois, Bois de Money, Bois de Boyon, Cote Montregagne, and Forest St. Germain. The town in the foreground is Chatel Chehery, the advance Post Command of the 78th Division. Chatel Chehery, Ardennes, France, Oct. 23, 1918. From: Lillian R. Craig, Scotland County Public Library, Memphis, Missouri.

A tank sits in the center of the street in the town of Exermont, Ardennes, France, which is under shell fire. From: Lillian R. Craig, Scotland County Public Library, Memphis, Missouri.

An unidentified man standing beneath a welcome sign to Chinchow, Manchuria, for Ed Pauley and his party. Photograph taken during the U.S. Reparations Mission. Edwin Pauley was the U.S. Ambassador on the Allied Reparations Committee from 1945-47 (the committee that assessed the reparations Axis powers could afford to pay the victors).

Postcard view of various buildings identified on the front as Forsthaus Karlshohe 1. Spessart - Post Bischbrunn. Postcard sent by Diana Cochrane, daughter of Cynthia Thayer and step-daughter of Charles W. Thayer.

View of unidentified man working in a street or alley, probably in Stuttgart, Germany.

Industry destroyed in Tokyo during World War II. Photograph taken during the U.S. Reparations Mission. Edwin Pauley was the U.S. Ambassador on the Allied Reparations Committee from 1945-47 (the committee that assessed the reparations Axis powers could afford to pay the victors).

Heavy German Aluminum Extrusion Press for Bomber Wing Span, destroyed in Tokyo during World War II. Photograph taken during the U.S. Reparations Mission. Edwin Pauley was the U.S. Ambassador on the Allied Reparations Committee from 1945-47 (the committee that assessed the reparations Axis powers could afford to pay the victors).

Industry destroyed after World War II in Tokyo. Photograph taken during the U.S. Reparations Mission. Edwin Pauley was the U.S. Ambassador on the Allied Reparations Committee from 1945-47 (the committee that assessed the reparations Axis powers could afford to pay the victors).

Industry destroyed after World War II in Tokyo. Photograph taken during the U.S. Reparations Mission. Edwin Pauley was the U.S. Ambassador on the Allied Reparations Committee from 1945-47 (the committee that assessed the reparations Axis powers could afford to pay the victors).