U.S. defense plant, 1943
Photo taken from Defense Production Council press tour of war plants.
World War, 1939-1945
President Truman Announcing Surrender of Japan
President Harry S. Truman announcing the surrender of Japan, ending World War II, to assembled reporters in the Oval Office. Journalist Vivianne Lovell of Agence France-Presse stands in the striped dress on the left. Seated behind President Truman are John Snyder, Admiral William D. Leahy, and Secretary of State James Byrnes.
Screen Gems Collection (outtakes from the television series "Decision: The Conflicts of Harry S. Truman")
Harry S. Truman discusses the Battle of Okinawa in World War II, to include a discussion of Japanese traditions of committing suicide when defeated. Sound and picture.
Old Historic Ruins on Tinian Island
Written on back: "Old Historic Ruins on Tinian Island." Monument on the Island of Tinian that has Japanese writing and English: "Prehistoric ruins left by unknown race which inhabited Tinian many centuries ago probably formed first floor of temple or house for chieftain." This photo is part of the Irwin R. "Bob" Meismer Photographs Library Collection.
Camp Churro on Tinian Island
Written on back: "Camp Churro. Tinian. Native encampment. Dwellings with a few people working at daily tasks." This photo is part of the Irwin R. "Bob" Meismer Photographs Library Collection.
Aerial view of Tinian Island
Written on back: "Tinian Island." Aerial view of Tinian Island, an Army Air Force Base, during World War II. This photo is part of the Irwin R. "Bob" Meismer Photographs Library Collection.
Lucky Strike Bomber
Lucky Strike, a bomber airplane used in World War II, sitting on an airfield on the island of Tinian. This photo is part of the Irwin R. "Bob" Meismer Photographs Library Collection.
An American Soldier Standing Beside The Great Artiste
Written on back: "509th B. Grp. plane on Both Nagasaki & Hiroshima A Bomb Runs." Unidentified soldier standing in front of the Great Artiste airplane on the island of Tinian. This photo is part of the Irwin R. "Bob" Meismer Photographs Library Collection.
Soldiers Posing in Front of the Enola Gay Airplane on Tinian Island
Written on back: "Casey, Bloom, Sweeney, Meismer, Dailey. B-29 that dropped first Atomic Bomb over Hiroshima Aug. 6th 1945. This taken in Sept. of 1945." Fourth the left is Irwin R. "Bob" Meismer. Five American soldiers posing in front of the Enola Gay airplane on the island of Tinian. This photo is part of the Irwin R. "Bob" Meismer Photographs Library Collection.
American Cemetery on Tinian Island
Written on back: "Cemetery on Tinian Island 1945." An unidentified soldier, left, bows his head in the cemetery. This photo is part of the Irwin R. "Bob" Meismer Photographs Library Collection.