world war ii

9-May-45

The photograph shows young school girls praying at Sacred Heart Church in Oakland following the end of WWII in Europe.

3-May-45

The photograph shows servicemen and civilians, including a little girl, crowded around a newspaper kiosk with headlines reading Naziz Quit! and other similar headlines.

14-May-45

The photograph shows four men in various military and religious uniforms, on a podium with a microphone.

15-Aug-46

The photograph shows two Navy WAVES (woman soldiers), driving a convertible filled with celebrating serviemen on V-J Day.

15-Aug-46

The photograph shows an Oakland street scene with sailors and civilians crossing Broadway Street.

15-Aug-46

The photograph shows sailors and civilians celebrating the end of WWII around a bonfire. One of the women in the photograph has very dirty knees (soot) and one of the sailors has on fire helmet...

15-Aug-46

The photograph shows a long line of people waiting to fill up their gas tanks following the end of World War II.

15-Aug-46

The photograph is taken from above the crowd, and shows people and cars gathered in the streets with ticker tape and confetti strewn about.

26-Mar-42

Description: A huge crowd of students rally on the UC Berkeley campus against World War II. There are two anti-war signs reading "Cannon fodder protest" and "V for Vacation." There are many, many...

12-Apr-35

Description: A huge crowd of students rally on the UC Berkeley campus against war. Some of them hold signs with anti-war statements. There are many, many more men than women in the crowd. They...

Nov-43

Tribune caption on the back, November 20, 1943, "The students of Hamilton Junior High School proved to the community last night what they already had decided themselves- that they could...

18-Apr-45

The photograph shows two men shaking hands, both are in military uniform. The caption on the back reads: "Cpl. Charles Duerr (left), 445 Athol Avenue, and Staff Sgt. John T. Cosgrove (right),...

27-Jul-85

The handwritten notation on the back of the photo reads "Tahoe Aces Fly By." Two biplanes are overhead, trailing smoke from their fuselages, while spectators on the ground are looking up at them...

20-Jul-88

The handwritten notation on the back of thephoto reads "A P-51 Mustang [in flight] flown by Stuart Eberhardt, a Pan Am[merican Airlines] pilot from Danville. This is one of 141 Mustangs left." [...

22-Jul-87

The Tribune photo, dated Jul 23, 1987, has the following caption on the back: "The skies over Livermore will be filled with World War II warplanes, antique aircraft and sky divers as the 18th...

22-Jul-87

This photo is a duplicate of the photo in 2001.1.105, in which the the Tribune photo, dated Jul 23, 1987, has the following caption on the back: "The skies over Livermore will be filled with World...

Setpember 13, 1943

Typed on back,

"Williams, Pesky Begin Training- Aviation cadets Ted Williams (left) and Johnny Pesky (center), are welcomed here by Capt. D.D. Gurley, USNR, commanding officer of Bunker...

9-Aug-83

Depiction: Japanese stand in front of a very European-looking church at night. Many hold torches as they commemorate the bombing of Nagasaki. A grandmother holds the hand of her grandson who holds...

1944

Booklet. Description: The Amphibious Force (of the U.S. Navy). "Photographs and text, graphic cover. (David Blakeslee was a commander of a fleet of mine Sweepers of this force.). History: David...

Untitled (Richmond Woman)
1942
1940-1945

Handwritten on negative envelope: "Metropolitan Oakland (10th St Market) during War Times Remember "Our Fighting Men" Little/Young boys went to work in the shipyards their mothers and sisters,...

Spring 1942

Handwritten on negative envelope: "Consumers Spring 1942 Oakland, 10th St Market (Continued) (How many times did I try this and not get anywhere?)"

Note in Catalog Sheet Volume 5 indicates...

1945
Signs, Metropolitan Oakland Wartime - Do You Remember
1945
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