July 1941
Boy Scouts aid in the war effort by handing out posters in front of the Capitol.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
May 1943
A sailor and a girl share a romantic moment at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
John Collier-Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
1943
A woman puts on her lipstick in a park near Union Station.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
1943
Two little girls sit in a park near Union Station.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
1943
A mother walks with her daughter next to the U.S. Supreme Court Building.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
May 1943
The steps of the Pan American Building.
John Collier-Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
May 1943
Courtyard of the Pan American Building.
John Collier-Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
1941
Children aiming sticks as guns, line up against a brick building in Washington, D.C.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
1941
Shulman's market, on the corner of N and Union Street S.W., Washington, D.C.
Louise Rosskam-Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
1941
A laundry, barbershop and store line a street in Washington, D.C.
Louise Rosskam
1941
Children play on row house steps in Washington, D.C.
Louise Rosskam-Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
1941
A girl sits at a school house window in Washington, D.C.
Louise Rosskam-Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
1941
A house in Washington, D.C.
Louise Rosskam-Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
1941
Children play in the street, Washington, D.C.
Louise Rosskam-Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
1943
A soldier and a woman sit in a park, with the Old Russell Senate Office Building behind them.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
1943
The National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
1941
Amir Khalid, left, and Amir Faisal, sons of King Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia sit at their farewell reception at the Capitol. Their Royal Highnesses concluded an extensive visit to the United States as guests of the government, making a special study of irrigation projects in the United States.
John Rous-Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
1941
Original Caption: "An American pineapple, of the kind the Axis finds hard to digest, is ready to leave the hand of an infantryman in training at Fort Belvoir, Va. American soldiers make good grenade throwers."
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
1941
The color guard of Negro Engineers marches at Ft. Belvoir, Va.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
May 1942
Black troops march in the Memorial Day parade on Constitution Avenue.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
March 1942
A soldier stands beside a 16-inch coast artillery gun stamped "Watervliet Arsenal 1921," at Ft. Story, Va.
Alfred Palmer-Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
July 1942
Soldiers service an A-20 bomber in Langley Field, Va.
Alfred Palmer-Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
May 1942
Original Caption: "The kind of man Hitler wishes we didn't have. A bomber pilot, captain in a bombardment squadron, just before he climbs aboard his huge YN-17 bombing plane."
Alfred Palmer-Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
July 1942
A soldier services an A-20 bomber in Langley Field, Va.
Alfred Palmer-Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
May 1942
A combat crew receives final instructions just before taking off in a mighty YB-17 bomber from a bombardment squadron base in Langley Field, Va.
Alfred Palmer-Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
Gallery Credits:
Photo Editor, Producer Milos Balac
