English-Albanian singer Dua Lipa performs her “Radical Optimism Tour” at Rod Laver Arena on March 23, 2025 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Naomi Rahim/Getty Images)
American media personality and socialite Kylie Jenner in the second decade of May 2025 donned a barely-there gold bikini in new photos on social media. (Photo by KylieJenner/Instagram)
A kingfisher plunged into the water in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, UK in the first decade of June 2025, to grab a fish for lunch – but its prey twisted free in a last-second escape. (Photo by Alan Benson/Caters News Agency)
Cody Vancina of Skydive Snohomish dives at the finish line after parachuting down to the track in a t-rex outfit with two colleagues during the “T-Rex World Championship Races” at Emerald Downs, Sunday, June 29, 2025, in Auburn, Wash. (Photo by Lindsey Wasson/AP Photo)
A woman jumps over a fire during the celebration of the summer solstice at a festival in the village of Okunevo in Omsk region, Russia on June 22, 2025. (Photo by Alexey Malgavko/Reuters)
Contestants compete during their model physique competition to mark International Olympic Day at the Myanmar Convention Center in Yangon, Myanmar, Saturday, June 28, 2025. (Photo by Thein Zaw/AP Photo)
Konishiki “The Dumptruck” of Hawaii stares down at his opponent during the first Sumo Bashai held outside Japan, at the Albert Hall in London, England. (Photo by Chris Cole /Getty Images). 1991
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.