World War, 1939-1945

Winston S. Churchill disembarks from a transport boat and walks up a European beach with officers and other unidentified military personnel following. The location and event are unknown. Tracks of military vehicles can be seen in the sand. From: Stuessi Printing Co., 6119 W. 16th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64106

Winston S. Churchill sits in the stern of a transport boat, surrounded by British officers and other military personnel, after disembarking from an aircraft carrier. The boat will be coming ashore on a European beach. The exact location and event are unknown. The original photo was autographed as follows: "Winston S. Churchill - March 24, 1945." This is a copy. From: Stuessi Printing Co., 6119 W. 16th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64108

Leonard J. Griffin, who was in a Naval Amphibious Communication Unit in the Guam campaign in World War II, stands beside a sign which he made and displayed in his front yard in Northfield, Ohio, during the weekend of September 2, 1995, for the 50th anniversary of the Japanese signing of their surrender. The sign reads "V J Day Remembered Thank You Pres. Truman Rest in Peace."

Indians in full regalia marched in a parade which started at sundown and lasted into the darkness of the night. This photo was made during a visit of Army officers and enlisted men from Washington, D. C., and Ft. Lewis led by Lt. Col. A. Robert Ginsburgh, Aide to the Under Secretary of War, to an Anaconda Copper Mining Company plant, Butte, Montana, on June 3 and 4, 1942.

Lt. Col. A. Robert Ginsburgh (right), Aide to the Under Secretary of War, checks equipment during an inspection tour of defense plants. Man on left is unidentified.

This photo shows the lineup of some of the equipment and men, in addition to spectators lining the stadium and on top of buildings in order to see. The grandstand was filled to capacity. This photo was made during a visit of Army officers and enlisted men from Washington, D. C, and Ft. Lewis led by Lt. Col. A. Robert Ginsburgh, Aide to the Under Secretary of War, to an Anaconda Copper Mining Company. This was a visit to war production facilities.

Louis Jensen, age three, exchanged a salute with his Commander-in-Chief, as President Harry S. Truman (third from the right) left the Fairmont Hotel to address the first plenary session of the Japanese Peace Conference in San Francisco, California. Louis is the mascot of the 637th National Guard Division. California's Governor Earl Warren (second from the right) and San Francisco's Mayor Elmer Robinson (left) accompanied the President. The original photo was autographed by Earl Warren. (Same as 66-1130, 65-2723, and 68-1109 except larger) From: Ms. Doris S. Jensen.

President Harry S. Truman (foreground, left) greets British Prime Minister Clement Attlee (right) at the conference table at Potsdam, Germany. Seated at the conference table (center) is Ernest Bevin, British Foreign Secretary. Mr. Attlee arrived back in Potsdam, accompanied by Mr. Bevin, to resume the Berlin Conference discussions with President Truman and Marshal Stalin. From: Cyril Clemens, Mark Twain Journal, Kirkwood, Missouri.

Lt. Col. A. Robert Ginsburgh, Aide to the Under Secretary of War, and a group of Army officers and enlisted men from Washington, D. C., and March Field, visit Consolidated Aircraft Plants on March 24, 1942. This photo shows a band playing the Star Spangled Banner as all military personnel salute. Lt. Col. Ginsburgh is standing at the podium. The other people are unidentified. This is a visit to a war production plant.

A group of Army officers from Washington, D. C., headed by Lt. Colonel A. Robert Ginsburgh, and men from Ellington Field visit the San Jacinto Ordnance Plant at Houston, Texas. This photo shows Col. Ginsburgh at the podium delivering a speech to a crowd of ordnance workers with unidentified officers and a civilian sitting behind him on a wooden platform. This is a visit to a defense plant.