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.

Trialist Pavel Prikhodko attempts to pull an An-2 plane as a cat walks nearby during a charity event near the village of Tatarka in Stavropol Region, Russia on December 27, 2020. (Photo by Eduard Korniyenko/Reuters)

English model Kate Moss, left, and her daughter Lila Grace Moss wear creations for Fendi's Spring-Summer 2021 Haute Couture fashion collection presented Wednesday, January 27, 2021 in Paris, France. (Photo by Francois Mori/AP Photo)

A supporter of Brazil's former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who is running for office again, flashes the letter L for “Lula” during a campaign rally with him in the Complexo do Alemao favela in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, October 12, 2022. The presidential run-off election is set for Oct. 30. (Photo by Silvia Izquierdo/AP Photo)

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A rabbit stands among the rubble of a collapsed building in the aftermath of powerful earthquakes in Hatay, Turkey, 23 February 2023. More than 46,000 people died and thousands more were injured after major earthquakes struck southern Turkey and northern Syria on 06 February and again on 20 February. (Photo by Erdem Sahin/EPA)

Palestinians clash with Israeli troops during an Israeli army raid in Jenin in the Israeli-Occupied West Bank on March 7, 2023. (Photo by Raneen Sawafta/Reuters)

Visitors enjoy a camel ride at Sea View beach in Karachi on June 16, 2023, after Cyclone Biparjoy made landfall. More than 180,000 people in the Indian state of Gujarat and Pakistan's neighbouring Sindh province fled the path of Biparjoy – which means “disaster” in Bengali – before it made landfall on June 15 evening. (Photo by Asif Hassan/AFP Photo)