Memorials

Entrance into the rotunda at the Pacific War Memorial with a view of the monument in the background. The Pacific War Memorial was constructed on the island of Corregidor, Philippines.

Artist's rendering of the Pacific War Memorial drawn for the Corregidor-Bataan Memorial Commission as construction began on the memorial on island of Corregidor, Philippines.

Senator Alexander Wiley with Members of the Corregidor-Bataan Memorial Commission. From left to right: Philippine General Balatio Cruz; Colonel Jose Razon, Congressman James E. Van Zandt; General Carlos P. Romulo, Philippine Ambassador; Emmet O'Neal, Chairman of the Corregidor-Bataan Memorial Commission; General Eulodio Baleo, Secretary of National Defense of the Philippines; Senator Wiley; Captain Samuel G. Kelly; and Congressman Armistead Selden in the Vice-President of the United States' office.

View of the entrance court from the theatre ruins at the Pacific War Memorial located on the island of Corregidor, Philippines.

Artists rendering of the Corregidor-Bataan Memorial, later called the Pacific War Memorial. The design was created by Naramore, Bain, Brady & Johanson Architects & Engineers with Lawrence Halprin & Associates Landscape Architects.

Entrance plaque at the Pacific War Memorial located on the island of Corregidor, Philippines.

View of the rotunda from the monument at the Pacific War Memorial located on the island of Corregidor, Philippines.

Photograph of a model showing a proposed design for the Corregidor-Bataan Memorial, later called the Pacific War Memorial. The model was created by Naramore, Bain, Brady & Johanson Architects, AIA.

Mr. and Mrs. W. Averell Harriman are seen standing by what is believed to be a war memorial located in the Stalingrad area. They were known to have placed a wreath at the monument to the heroes of Stalingrad. Charles W. Thayer accompanied Harriman as a guide and confidant on the trip which took place May 12 - June 26, 1959. Harriman went as a special foreign correspondent for the North American Newspaper Alliance (NANA). Trip visits included Moscow, Leningrad, Kiev, Yalta, etc., as well as areas in Siberia and the Urals, and ended with a meeting with Nikita Khrushchev.

Mr. and Mrs. Harriman are seen standing by what is believed to be a war memorial located in the Stalingrad area. They were known to have placed a wreath at the monument to the heroes of Stalingrad. Charles W. Thayer accompanied Harriman as a guide and confidant on the trip which took place May 12 - June 26, 1959. Harriman went as a special foreign correspondent for the North American Newspaper Alliance (NANA). Trip visits included Moscow, Leningrad, Kiev, Yalta, etc., as well as areas in Siberia and the Urals, and ended with a meeting with Nikita Khrushchev. Original 35mm negative.