WWII

1940s

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A hand turns off a light switch in CU. An older man and woman put large…

1940s

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A hand grabs for a newspaper with a headline that reads, "Air Raid…

1940s

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August 1945. Title card: "Atom Bomb and Reds Doom Japs." American B-29…

1940s

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June 1945. Title card: "Battle to Death on Okinawa." Shots of dead…

1940s

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May 1945. Title card: "President has a Real Mother's Day." On Mother's…

1940s

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May 1945. Title card reads: "Point System Frees First GI Joe." American…

1940s

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May 1945. Title card reads "Germany Gives Up!" President Harry Truman…

1940s

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March 1945. Title card reads "Old Glory Flies Over Iwo Jima." American…

1940s

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February 1945. Title card reads "Byrnes Calls for Greater Production."…

1940s

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February 1945. Title card reads "Carriers Hit Tokyo." The American Navy…

1940s

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Montage of people sweeping away rubble off of surfaces in London during…

1940s

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WS of people taking their belongings from their homes and lining up…