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WWII: Women And The War Effort

These stunning color portraits, produced by the U.S. Office of War Information during World War II depict the role of women in the US war effort. All of the images were shot on 4x5 color transparency film by Howard R. Hollem and Alfred T. Palmer during 1942 and 1943 and were turned over to the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division in 1944. They are seen here with their original captions.
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18 Aug 2013 13:26:00
These Arab recruits line up in a barracks square in the British Mandate of Palestine, on December 28, 1940, for their first drill under a British solider. Some 6,000 Palestinian Arabs signed up with the British Army during the course of World War II

These Arab recruits line up in a barracks square in the British Mandate of Palestine, on December 28, 1940, for their first drill under a British solider. Some 6,000 Palestinian Arabs signed up with the British Army during the course of World War II. (AP Photo)
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06 May 2012 11:15:00
Models wait backstage during the Ukrainian Fashion Week in Kiev, October 16, 2015. (Photo by Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters)

Models wait backstage during the Ukrainian Fashion Week in Kiev, October 16, 2015. (Photo by Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters)
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19 Oct 2015 08:08:00
Nikki Reed is seen shopping at American Rag in Los Angeles, CA., on May 14,  2014. (Photo by Bauergriffin.com)

Nikki Reed is seen shopping at American Rag in Los Angeles, CA., on May 14, 2014. (Photo by Bauergriffin.com)
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23 Jun 2014 11:59:00
A man standing on the first cables during the construction of the Golden Gate Bridge with the Presidio and San Francisco in the background, San Francisco, California, 1935. (Photo by Underwood Archives/Getty Images)

A man standing on the first cables during the construction of the Golden Gate Bridge with the Presidio and San Francisco in the background, San Francisco, California, 1935. (Photo by Underwood Archives/Getty Images)
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01 Jul 2014 12:46:00
U.S. Rep Steve Southerland grins after winning an auctioned possum during the Wausau Possum Festival on Saturday, August 2, 2014, in Wausau, Fla. What is usually a must-attend event for statewide candidates was notably lacking of them this year, perhaps because candidates who now raise tens of millions of dollars focus more on television ads than making personal contact. (Photo by Heather Leiphart/AP Photo/The News Herald)

U.S. Rep Steve Southerland grins after winning an auctioned possum during the Wausau Possum Festival on Saturday, August 2, 2014, in Wausau, Fla. What is usually a must-attend event for statewide candidates was notably lacking of them this year, perhaps because candidates who now raise tens of millions of dollars focus more on television ads than making personal contact. But not attending is a missed opportunity, said Susan MacManus, a University of South Florida political science professor who drove more than 350 miles for the festival. (Photo by Heather Leiphart/AP Photo/The News Herald)
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17 Dec 2014 12:12:00
A wounded Syrian girl looks on at a make shift hospital in the rebel-held area of Douma, east of the capital Damascus, following shelling and air raids by Syrian government forces on August 22, 2015. (Photo by Abd Doumany/AFP Photo)

A wounded Syrian girl looks on at a make shift hospital in the rebel-held area of Douma, east of the capital Damascus, following shelling and air raids by Syrian government forces on August 22, 2015. At least 20 civilians and wounded or trapped 200 in Douma, a monitoring group said, just six days after regime air strikes killed more than 100 people and sparked international condemnation of one of the bloodiest government attacks in Syria's war. (Photo by Abd Doumany/AFP Photo)
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25 Aug 2015 10:52:00
A Monster Jam truck performs a back flip during the first-ever monster truck event in Beijing's iconic “Bird's Nest” National Stadium on Saturday, July 29, 2017. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)

A Monster Jam truck performs a back flip during the first-ever monster truck event in Beijing's iconic “Bird's Nest” National Stadium on Saturday, July 29, 2017. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)
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31 Jul 2017 09:42:00