World War, 1939-1945

Unidentified military leaders attending the Cairo Conference. One of the soldiers is seated atop a camel.

Unidentified military officials have coffee at a small table while working at one of the two Quebec Conferences.

Canadian troops march at the Citadelle where the Quebec Conference was held during World War II. All are unidentified.

This is a view of an unidentified building in Cairo, Egypt, taken during the Cairo Conference.

General George Marshall (left), United States Army Chief of Staff, chats with General Carl Spaatz (right) at one of the two Quebec Conferences.

Admiral C. E. Olsen pats the sculpted head of a lion with the face of Czar Nicholas II at Livadia Palace during the Yalta Conference.

British and American military leaders meet at the second Quebec Conference of World War II, codename "OCTAGON" by the military. Members of the Joint Planning Staff at Octagon, around the table from left: Capt. Paul D. Stroop, Rear Adm. Donald B. Duncan, Capt. James Fife, Lt. D. M. Gribbon, Brig. Gen. William W. Bessell, Jr., Capt. E. W. Burrough, Brig. Gen. Frank F. Everest, Brig. Gen. Joe L. Loutxenheiser, Brig. Gen. Richard G. Lindsay, Brig. Gen. Frank N. Roberts, and Cot. George A. Lincoln. The conference met from 12-16 September 1944.

The Great Pyramid of Giza on the outskirts of Cairo.

British and United States military officials discuss strategy at the Quebec Conference. Among those that can be identified are General George Marshall (fourth from left), Admiral William Leahy (sixth from left), Admiral Ernest King (seventh from left) and General Sir Hastings Ismay (fourth from right). All others are unidentified.

This is a view of the Signal Center at Livadia Palace, the summer residence of the Czars and the meeting place for the Yalta Conference during World War II.