Navy Operations and Transport

Photographs of naval vessels and transport operations, illustrating military logistics, troop movement, and supplies during wartime.

A photograph of the U.S.S. O'BRIEN, a torpedo boat, during World War One. The image shows the boat in action, symbolizing its military activities. The photo was taken by the photographer with the description "RECO" and its symbol number is AU 5875.

Busy Hours in Port. This image depicts supplies being loaded aboard a Coast Guard-manned transport, drawn by Coast Guard Combat Artist Ken Riley.

A photograph of the U.S.S. O'BRIEN, a torpedo boat, during World War One. The image shows the boat in action, symbolizing its military activities. The photo was taken by the photographer with the description "RECO" and its symbol number is AU 5875.

Shoving Off For the Beaches of Saipan. From a Coast Guard-manned assault transport standing off the coast of Saipan, landing barges loaded with invaders and manned by Coast Guard crews move against the enemy beach near Charon-Kanoa on the principal island of the Marianas. The island was captured by the Americans after fierce Jap resistance. This picture was made by a Coast Guard combat photographer in one of the invasion barges.

Coast Guardsmen, Ordered to Leave Stricken Cutter, Board Destroyer. Coast Guardsmen, Ordered to Leave Stricken Cutter, Board Destroyer. These non-rated members of the crew of the disabled Coast Guard cutter, CAMPBELL, are bringing their supplies with them as they board the Polish destroyer, BURZA. The BURZA, a veteran of Dunkirk, stood by the cutter until help came, although her own fuel supply was perilously low.

Coast Guard Invaders. Going home for more --- U.S. Coast Guard-manned transports lie off shore in the southwest Pacific War Zone, ready to start home after disembarking troops. Coast Guard invaders also manned troop transports and landing barges in all other theaters landing troops under fire.

From Deck of Transport. From the deck of a Coast Guard-manned transport that has just unloaded U.S. Army contingents a combat photographer shot this picture of the bomb pocked waters off Sicily during the invasion.

LCI Flotilla Under Way For France. This image depicts artwork of a Coast Guard LCI flotilla moving across the English channel toward the French invasion coast on D-Day. Artwork by combat artist Herman B. Vestal.

Soldiers unloading and assembling a camp in St. Nazaire, France during World War One. The photograph shows the task of unloading pig-iron and setting up the camp. This image is part of a collection of American military activities from the time period and was taken by a photographer from the Signal Corps of the U.S. Army.

Sub-Busters in Action. This image depicts a depth charge exploding from the perspective of someone on a Coast Guard ship.

"Sea horses" tune up for invasion. This image depicts Coast Guard-manned landing craft along the Atlantic Coast.

"Leviathan, a military transport ship, docks at a pier with troops from the Rainbow Division. The image captures troops on the deck waving. Photograph taken and issued on April 25, 1919. Subject: 48216 Lt. Lyon, S.C. Photograph by Mc."

Coast Guardsmen maintain a constant watch. This image depicts a Coast Guardsman maintaining watch by looking through binoculars.

Central Western Pacific - Today. At the end of a chain of radar echoes the Coast Guard-manned Destroyer Escort Kirkpatrick found this small Japanese fishing boat. Thorough examination has satisfied the Coast Guardsmen of its peaceful purpose, and they order it to pull away.

LCI Boats Put To Sea. This image depicts LCI invasion craft sailing in convoy formation, photographed from a U.S Coast Guard plane.

Image caption: USS Somers, an American military ship, photographed during World War One. This photo was taken on April 11, 1915, and is labeled as number 5897 in the collection of the Committee on Public Information.

This photograph dated April 1918 depicts the Bassens Docks in Bordeaux, France during World War One. The image was received on May 9, 1918, with the photographer's number as SURECT 10264. It was censored and released for publication on May 31, 1918, but with deletions made by Captain J.C. Russell, the censor.

Sub-Busters. This image depicts men who man the vigilant Coast Guard vessels on the submarine patrols.

The USS Bushnell (AS-2) is seen in Hampton Roads in this photograph taken during World War I. This photo, labeled as 111-SC-2991, was officially released by the Navy Dept. The image captures the ship in the water and includes notes indicating the location and date of December 13, 1916.

Fotocollectie Eerste Wereldoorlog. British Official naval Photograph. With the French Navy. Lowering away target from a battleship. 1914-1918}

Coast Guard Academy Cadets Return from Practice Cruise. Coast Guard Academy cadets man the forward guns and the gun directors on the Coast Guard Cutter CAMPBELL on the return portion of a practice cruise which recently took them to southern waters.

Photograph of the SS Amiral Latouche Treville. Photograph Of S. S. Amiral Latouche Treville. Date: - June 22, 1918. Nationality: - French. Tonnage: - Gross 5384, Net 3534. Captain: Chas. Neion. Owners: - Chargems Reunic. Where From: - Taltal via Colon, Pannamar Panama. Dest. France via New Port Newport Ne. Where Photographed: - Charleston, S/ C. Sixth Naval District. By Whom Photographed: - J. B. Dearborn. Date Photographed: - June 7th., 1918. Where Camouflaged: - Marseilles, France. Date: - March 1918. By whom: - By Orders Of The French Gov't. It had two, three (3) pounder guns, one fore and one aft.. 1918-06-07T00:00:00.

View of American Docks at old Bassens in Bordeaux, France. Ships and unloading cranes are visible. This photograph was taken on June 8, 1918, by Cpl. F.G. Carno. It belongs to the collection of Photographs of American Military Activities during World War One. The image has been censored and approved by the A.E.7.

Photo collection First World War. With the British Navy in War Time. Firing 6 "Guns - 15" in Foreground. 1914-1918}

Collection of World War I Photographs, 1914-1918 that depict the military activities of British and other nation's armed forces and personnel during World War I.

Depth Charge. This image depicts an explosion caused by a depth charge.

Amtracs Drive Into Iwo Jima Beaches. This image depicts Amtracs crawling through the waters off Futatsune beach to land Marines on the fire-raked shore of Iwo Jima.

Supply Barges Load Up for Beach Dash. Close in the wake of the fighting waves, Coast Guard-manned landing craft load up to sprint ashore with mechanized equipment and supplies during practice invasion operations somewhere in the South Pacific.

Transport Chase Bombed Off Sicily. This image depicts an oil painting of the manned transport Samuel Chase during landing operations in the Allied invasion of Sicily. Painted by Hunter Wood.

Coast Guard Protects War Supplies. War supplies bound for Allied troops on far flung shores around the world are loaded aboard a merchant ship under the watchful eyes of Coast Guard sentries.

Transport Patricia, carrying troops of the 36th Division, arrives at Pier No. 2 in Hoboken, New Jersey. The photo was taken on June 6, 1919, by Sergeant Steiniger, S.C. Photographic Section. The description and issue date are noted as June 4, 1919.

Photograph of a Crewman Watching a Flash of Flame Burst from the Bow of a Gasoline Barge. Jap Bomb Touches Off Gasoline Barge Off Okinawa. From his battle station on a Coast Guard-manned LST, a crewman watches a flash of flame burst from the bow of a gasoline barge as Japanese planes score a direct hit in an attack upon the American task force off the coast of Okinawa. As American troops fanned out from the Okinawa beachhead, the Japs sent planes in desperate attacks against the Coast Guard-manned and Navy ships standing off shore.

Coast Guard Invaders. Truck goes over the side --- U.S. Coast Guard Invaders lower a truck over the side of a troop transport, somewhere in the west Pacific war zone. Soldiers have already been taken ashore by the Coast Guardsmen who manned the transport. Cvi.

Atlantic Fury. Seething waters pour over the deck of a Coast Guard Patrol Frigate under heavy battering by high seas in the North Atlantic. Raging waves hurl their foam astern, while thick spray seems to explode over the after deck, along which life lines are strung to safeguard men on watch. In the distance other ships of a convoy are visible.

Photograph 34273 taken by George H. Lyon on January 6, 1919, shows the S.S. Northern Pacific on fire on Fire Island Sand Bar near Honelyville, L.I. The ship had 2552 returned soldiers on board, most of whom were ambulatory wounded. The men were safely rescued using breeches buoys, surf boats, naval launches, and submarine chasers. There were no casualties. The image also depicts submarine chaser 292 removing wounded soldiers from the stranded transport. The troops and wounded were brought down the side of the ship using rope ladders.

Morning Alert. This image depicts a Coast Guard-manned transport sailing towards the Marshall Islands, painted by Coast Guard Combat Artist Ken Riley.

Coast Guardsmen Pick Up "Duck" Survivors. A few moments after this picture was snapped, the Army "Duck" to which these men are clinging sank and the survivors were dragged from the icy Channel water aboard the Coast Guard cutter which had them tow. The 83-footer is part of the now-famous Coast Guard invasion rescue flotilla which is saving lives of hundreds of man whose Landing Craft run into trouble before reaching the French Coast.

General view of La Pallice Basin, showing U.S.S. Suwanee unloading. On the right is Q.M. Warehouse #3, and on the left is the unloading area. This photo was taken on June 14, 1918, at Q.M. Depot #2, Base Section #2, La Pallice, France. Held by A.E.F. censor, for official use only. Issued by C.M.A.O. Translated notes: 16073.

US Submarine E-2 cruising during the 1910s. This photograph, taken by Wunder, is part of the Committee on Public Information's collection of images documenting American Military Activities during World War One. The image was labeled with the code 111-SC-5934 and the description notes it as the U.S. SUBMARINE E-2 with LED SYNDOL C AU.

A photograph of a hydro tender at Rockwell Field, San Diego, California. The image was taken in 1915 and assigned number 111-SC-19927. This is a factual description of an American military activity during World War One.

Philippine "Reception Committee" Welcomes the Americans. Philippine "Reception Committee" Welcomes the Americans. Fifteen miles off the coast of Leyte Island, primitive Philippine outrigger canoes ventured to welcome American ships heading for the liberation beaches. On A-Day plus 2, this Filipino appeared alongside a Coast Guard-manned frigate and enthusiastically shook the hand of Coast Guardsman Corilo Mangauel Santos (in white), steward's mate first class, a native of the Philippines. Santos, now a resident of Seattle, Wash., as he quickly handed the canoe man some American money. The Filipino, impoverished under Jap rule, kissed the money.

Coast Guard's 24-hour patrol. Planes and Army Air Force refueling tanks are visible on the deck of this nearly loaded ship being guarded by U.S. Coast Guardsmen.

Photograph of the SS Dania. Photograph of S. S. Dania. Date: - June 17 1918. Nationality: - Danish. Tonnage: - 5300. Captain: - L. F. Peronard. Owners: - United S. S. Co. (Of Copenhagen.) Where from: - Gunin, Chili Chile. Destination: - Discharge at Charleston. Where photographed: ) Charleston, S. C. Sixth Naval District. By whom photographed: _ J. B. Dearborn. Date photographed June 8th., 1918.. 1918-06-08T00:00:00.

Photograph of the SS Katahdin. Photograph Of S. S. Katahdin. Date: November 1918. Nationality: American. Tonnage: 2696. Captain: B. Macbeth. Owners: Clyde Line S. S. Co. Where From: Boston Mass. Destination: Jacksonville Fla. Where Photographed: Charleston S: C. Sixth Naval District. By Whom Photographed: J. B. Dearborn: Date: November 4th. 1918. Where Camouflaged: Boston Mass. Date: October 30th. 1918. By Whom Camouflaged: Orders Of The U. S. Navy By A Man At #44 Bluefield St. Boston Mass.. 1918-11-04T00:00:00.

Through the Gates of Gibraltar. A Coast Guard combat cutter moves in a procession of Allied ships through the Straits of Gibraltar. Coast Guard fighting ships are active in all the far-flung sea fronts.

Coast Guard Officer Boards Liberty Ship in India. Up the Jacob's Ladder of an American Liberty Ship anchored off Calcutta, India, goes Coast Guard Lieutenant (JG) Philip J. Halla of 408 East Lyman Avenue, Winter Park, Fla., one of the merchant marine hearing unit officers who checks every merchant ship which enters Indian waters. A native "Bum" boat waits to take him back to shore.

Beachhead Secure In New Guinea. The gargantuan mouths of Coast Guard LSTs open on the sands of Aitape near Hollandia, Ditch New Guinea. The beachhead is secure and jeeps, trucks and bulldozers get to their jobs of smoothing a level beachfront to receive the steady flow of supplies.

The USS Milwaukee (C-21) photographed during World War I. The ship was actively involved in American military activities during the war. The image captures the USS Milwaukee in action, showcasing its role in protecting American interests at sea.

North American B-25's (Mitchells) over a Japaneseanese destroyer off Cape Gloucester, New Britain, which they hit 14 times in an attack on July 28, 1943. The next day they returned and finished the crippled Japanese vessel.

Occupation Force Boards LST in Pacific. Somewhere in the Southwest Pacific, an LST ties up alongside a Coast Guard-manned assault transport and receives hundreds of troops on assignment to occupy another of the growing spread of American island bases on the road of Tokyo.

This black and white photograph, taken by a Navy Department photographer in 1918, shows a general view of the fleet during World War I. It is an official image from the Bureau of Construction & Repair and was labeled for official use only. The exact location and details regarding the fleet are not specified.

Sandbag Piers Built Out to the Jaws of the LST's. Sandbag Piers Built Out to the Jaws of the LST's. Two Coast Guard-manned LST's open their great jaws in the surf that washes on Leyte Island beach, as soldiers strip down and build sandbag piers out to the reamps to speed up unloading operations. Some GI's fill the bags on the shore, while others form lines to move the bags into place. The LST's are loaded with supplies and fighting equipment for General MacArthur's liberators.

Coast Guard Cutter Sinks Sub. This image depicts the German submarine sunk by the Coast Guard cutter Spencer when it attempted to attack a convoy.

The U.S.S. LONG BEACH, formerly of German register, is seen in dry dock at Porte de Commerce. The ship was captured by the British in 1915, recaptured by the Germans shortly afterward, and interned in the U.S. when war was declared. It recently ran aground off Brest in fog, was underwater for nearly two months, and is now being repaired. This photograph was taken by Lt. E. N. Jackson, S.C. as part of the Photographs of American Military Activities during World War One series. It is numbered 111-SC-31936 and was taken in Base Section # 5 in Brest, Finistere, France.

Battling Thirty-Foot Waves. This image depicts artwork of U.S. Coast Guard patrol boat Wilcox battling thirty-foot waves, 60-mile per hour wind, and engine trouble. Artwork by Hunter Wood.

Three Messerschmitts bomb LST at Salerno/Death strikes close. This image depicts a Coast Guard-manned LST being bombed by three German planes, painted by Coast Guard Combat Artist William Goadby Lawrence.

Troops of the 77th Division arriving at the port of Hoboken on the S.S. Agamemnon. The ship is seen docking, with its decks filled with soldiers from the division. (Photo taken by Lt. Lyon on 5-12-19, received description on 4-29-19. Photo note: 9448138)

This photograph, labeled as 111-SC-7069, shows the USS Cassin, an American military ship. It was taken during World War One. No other descriptive information is provided or available for this image.

Tarawa Invaders. Little suspecting the hell that awaits them, U.S. Marines wait aboard a Coast Guard manned combat transport at Tarawa for the invasion barges that will take them ashore. Beyond the rail Coast Guard coxswains can be seen maneuvering loaded barges. On the horizon other vessels are faintly visible.

Photo collection First World War. Transferring a document on board a battleship to a patrol vessel. 1914-1918}

Birdseye view of Bassens Docks in Bordeaux, France. Note that this photograph was not intended for publication. It was censored and released for publication on November 22, 1918, with deletions made by Capt. J.C. Russell, M.I.D. censor. The photo was taken on May 9, 1918, by arco.

Rehearsal For Battle. This image depicts a gun crew of a fighting U.S. Coast Guard cutter drilling at sea under the guidance of an officer.

View of warehouses on the East Jetty under construction by the 106th Engineers. Taken from the top of a pile driver on the breakwater in the harbor of Brest, Finistere, France. This image is part of the collection from the Photographs of American Military Activities during World War One.

A black and white photograph showing the U.S.S. Illinois during World War I. The image was captured by a photographer from the Signal Corps. The photograph was taken in the 1910s, and it was assigned the identification number 111-SC-43696. The photographer's notes mention that a symbol was issued, and it is identified as USNSSI.

Photograph of the Fore Side of the Bridge of the SS Amiral Latouche Treville. Photograph Of Fore Side Of Bridge. Date: - June 22, 1918. Photograph Of S. S. Amiral Latouche Treville. Nationality: - French. Tonnage: - Gross 5384, Net 3534. Captain: Chas. Neion. Owners: - Chargems Reunic. Where From: - Taltal via Colon, Pannamar Panama. Dest. France via New Port Newport Ne. Where Photographed: - Charleston, S/ C. Sixth Naval District. By Whom Photographed: - J. B. Dearborn. Date Photographed: - June 7th., 1918. Where Camouflaged: - Marseilles, France. Date: - March 1918. By whom: - By Orders Of The French Gov't. It had two, three (3) pounder guns, one fore and one aft.. 1918-06-07T00:00:00.

Beachhead on Iwo Jima. This image depicts Coast Guard-manned landing craft during the invasion of Iwo Jima, painted by Coast Guard Combat Artist William Goadby Lawrence.

Bomb Strike On Japaneseanese Merchant Ship, Victory Bay, New Guinea, 27 Sept 1943.

""Here come the Americans!"". This image depicts Coast Guard-manned landing barges during training in the South Pacific.

Attacked by Stukas. This image depicts a German Stukas attack on manned LST boats in Sicily. Art work was done by Chief Boatswain's Mate Hunter Wood.

Into Marseilles Under Silent Guns of Port St. Jean. A Coast Guard-manned LCVP, loaded with Yankee invaders, advances into the small boat basin of the harbor of Marseilles during the invasion of Southern France. Directly ahead of the landing barge is the picturesque Fort St. Jean and what is left of the famous Marseilles Transshipping Bridge.

USS Ajax (AG-15), an auxiliary US Navy vessel, is featured in this photograph from World War One. The image, taken by the Committee on Public Information on February 12, 1918, shows the ship named "Wunder 5354."

Photograph of British and American Troops Unloading Guns from Landing Craft. Preparing for the Jap roundup. British Empire troops and U.S. Coast Guardsmen unload guns from landing craft during maneuvers somewhere in the South Pacific. The mock invasions start from Coast Guard-manned assault transports lying off shore.

Water view , Islands. Photographs of the First Naval District

AO-123 , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

A Frigate Fights the Sea. A Coast Guard Patrol Frigate runs head on into a storm, which kicks up during the ship's convoy passage across the North Atlantic. Great waves crash viciously over its decks, tossing torrents of spray higher than the vessel's bridge, as the Coast Guard combat photographer snapped his shutter on a scene of ocean violence.

Project 26 - Operation Dominic (Johnston Island/Christmas Island/Maui, Hawaii) Test Activities. Frigate Bird polaris launch viewed from helicopter USS MADDOX in foreground. Photographs of Atmospheric Nuclear Testing at Pacific Island and Nevada Test Sites.

USS Conyngham in action during World War I. This photograph was taken on October 4, 1914, and is part of the collection curated by the Committee on Public Information. The ship, with the designation AU, played a role in military activities during the war.

Coast Guard Lands the Marines at Saipan. With the Coast Guard shield on its blunt nose and Coast Guardsmen at its controls, a Marine-packed LCVP bears down upon the beach of Saipan, Japanese base less than 1,500 miles from Tokyo. The Marines hold their fingers aloft with the "V For Victory" sign. They gained their victory after fierce enemy resistance that cost nearly 10,000 American casualties in the first two weeks of the invasion.

Soldiers Keep Fit on Passage to the Front. Aboard a Coast Guard-manned assault transport on its way to the Pacific Island fighting front, soldiers are kept in top physical condition by vigorous daily calisthenics sessions on the transport's deck. When they reach the invasion areas, these fighters will be in shape to tangle with the Japs.

A damaged ship being repaired during World War One. Photographer Reconaissance Number 60,958. This photograph captures the scene of a vessel undergoing repair after sustaining damage during the war. Notes identify the image with Reference Number 60958.

Jeep Swigs Down a Drink on Beach of Charon-Kanoa. Waters of Charon-Kanoa on the island of Saipan are jammed with invasion craft as American invaders secure their beachhead and drive stubborn Jap defenders inland. A Coast Guard combat photographer going in with the early waves, caught this striking beach shot just at a thirsty jeep paused for a drink of water. The jeep was carrying Yankee dead from the front lines.

USS Winslow, photographed on February 12, 1918. Taken from the USS Winslow, this image shows the ship in action during World War One. The image was received from the C.P. I. Laboratory and is labeled for official use only. Notes indicate that the USS Winslow could reach a speed of 26-7-20 knots.

Coast Guard's Roving Rescuers Cheat Death in the Channel. Quick care for survivors -- Rescued from the English Channel after their Mosquito bomber was knocked from the sky, two Allied airmen are given immediate medical care by Coast Guardsmen aboard the rescue cutter that dashed to their assistance and lifted them from the sea. Blankets are wrapped around the survivors. Below decks, first aid for face lacerations and exposure is administered. The Coast Guardsmen head for Cherbourg with their guests, flashing radio word ahead to have an ambulance ready. The Coast Guard's Rescue flotilla, which is credited with more than 1,100 lives saved since D-Day, continues to carry on, saving men from the sea.

Coast Guard Photographer "Captures" Invasion Fireworks. From the deck of a Coast Guard manned transport, a Coast Guard photographer captured these shots of an American cargo ship hit by Nazi dive bombers in an air raid on a convoy in the invasion of Sicily. Fire, started by bombs dropped amidships, spread rapidly to the ship's munitions supply, which exploded to form dangerous though picturesque patterns across the Mediterranean.

Kaiser Karl I. When the funeral of the Gross Admiral Anton Haus in Pola, 10.2.1917 Grossadmiral Haus died on his flagship Viribus Unitis on 8.2.1917

Photograph of the Port View of the SS Mapleleaf. Port View. Date: - Oct. 8th 1918. Photograph Of S. S. Mapleleaf. Nationality: British. Tonange: 8039. Captain: L. Nichols. Owners: Lene & Macandrew Ltd. Where From: Norfolk, VA. Destination: Port Arthur Texas. Where Photographed: Charleston S.C. Sixth Naval District. By Whom Photographed: J. B. Dearborn. Date: Sept. 16th, 1918. Where Camouflaged: First In London, But Aultered Altered In Glasgo Glasgow, Eng. Date Camouflaged: - Feb. 1918. By Orders Of The British Admirality Admiralty. Color Charateristics: #3 Green, #1 Greypink, White, Black, #1 Grey #2 Grey, #3 Grey. One Mast Only In Center: -#2 Grey. One Smokestack White Black & #2 Grey. Three Guns: - One 4" & Two 5" 7 Pounders Hoiitezer Howitzer Four Otters. The Most Distinguishing Objects Are The Two Wooden Dummy Guns Forward.. 1918-09-16T00:00:00.

Coast Guard Battles High Seas to Save Lives. On convoys over the world, Coast Guardsmen carry on their old tradition - saving lives at sea. Aboard a Coast Guard-manned destroyer escort, crewmen bring an injured seaman to the deck from a ship in the convoy. He came over a line connecting the two vessels. Ready to give him treatment is the ship's doctor.

Under Fire at Tarawa. U.S. Coast Guardsmen at Tarawa pass the protruding hulk of an American tank lighter, wrecked by a direct hit from a heavy shore gun, as they bring supplies to our beachhead. The men were under fire when this picture was taken by a photographer attached to a Coast Guard combat transport operating as a unit of a Navy task force.

The photograph shows the U.S.S. Pennsylvania in Hampton Roads during World War One. It was taken on February 12, 1918. The photo was issued by Humber and received from C. P. I. S.S. Pennsylvania. It is currently stored in the laboratory.

Rapid Fire Gun. D.J. Lindsay (American, active 1880s)

Photo collection First World War. With the British Navy in War Time. Torpedo leaving tube on deck or destroyer. 1914-1918}

DD-623 USS NELSON Torpedoed-Picture shows battle damage to stern. Repaired by NYBos Returned to fleet 11.1944 , Warships, War damage, Charlestown Navy Yard Mass.. Photographs of the First Naval District

Pier , Piers & wharves. Photographs of the First Naval District

Grandcamp Explosion Aftermath. This image depicts a general shot of the point of explosion of the Grandcamp.

Old Glory Moves Upon Europe's Beaches. Accompanied by a flotilla of Coast Guard-manned LCIs, a swarm of U.S. Army Ducks rushes toward the beach in last-minute amphibious invasion maneuvers somewhere along England's coast. This picture, taken by a Coast Guard combat photographer aboard an (LCI)(L), show the attacking craft moving in under the proud folds of Old Glory.

United States of America, American and Foreign Views From all Parts of the Globe, Schnellade Geschütz, Sailors next to a machine gun on a ship, recto - stamped, stereograph, stereo photo, photos, 26476, height 89 mm, width 176 mm, photographer, 1885 - 1920, cardboard, photographic paper, photo paper, albumen print, albumine print

German JU 88 Attacks Coast Guard Ship at Sicily. This image depicts a conception of an attacking German JU 88 bomber in Sicily. Drawn by Hunter Wood following description by W. D. Strauch, Jr.

Marines from the 3rdMarDiv conducting an amphibious landing at Chu Lai, Vietnam in May 1965. The image shows various military vehicles such as jeeps, trucks, and dune buggies used during the mission. This photograph showcases the activities of American military personnel during the Vietnam War.

Backing Up the Infantry. U.S. Coast Guard-manned landing barges and heavily loaded amphibious trucks rush supplies to a Sicilian shore for the infantry advancing beyond the ridges.

8" barbette railway mount, Model 1918. Manufactured by the Morgan Engineering Co., Alliance, Ohio. This mount was used for military activities during World War One. It is a substantial piece of equipment used for mounting weapons on rail carriages.

Photo collection Government information service. Royal Military Police. Port check. undated

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