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America at War Collection.
Lot 295. America at War Collection. World War II-era panoramic photos and newspaper and magazine accounts of World Wars I and II make up this collection. The two panoramic photos, both glossy originals, were issued by news services. A 51” x 10” photo from the National Photo and News Service shows the 26th U.S. Infantry in formation at the Plattsburg, N.Y., Barracks in May 1932. Interestingly, the photo contains mule-drawn wagons and caissons. There is some paper loss in the border where tape was removed. Technically, the photo is vg to vg-ex. It displays as at least ex with excellent clarity and strong contrast. A 43” x 8” Griffith News Service photo pictures the 96th Civil Affairs (apparently -Army Air Corps) unit at Camp Davis, N.C., on Dec. 9, 1941. The mules are gone, replaced by trucks. Technically g, vg appearance with a 1” tear, sharp focus and strong contrast. In addition, an 8” x 10” photo shows the 1st Platoon, Co. B, 12th Medical Training Battalion at Camp Pickett, Va., in May 1943. Vg-ex. World War I coverage comes primarily for the New York World Pictures, the Sunday gravure section of The World. Seven of these four-page sections, which are from Aug.-Sept. 1918 and are printed on quality paper, cover the war in photos. Vg. A special section from the Nov. 17, 1918, New York American serves as a “Souvenir of the War.” It pictures President Wilson. World War I receives attention in a May 15, 1919, issue of Life. A notice on the cover encourages forwarding the magazine to someone in military service, and a two-page illustration in the center titled “The Return of a Veteran” features what appears to be wounded Red Cross or medical corps dog. Nice ex issue with a Boy Scout cover. Twenty-four issues of the Syracuse Herald American or Little Falls Evening Times provide 1942 World War II coverage. G-vg. The Pacific Theater is the focus of Iwo Jima: Springboard to Final Victory by Marine Capt. Raymond Henri. This softcover 1945 publication from U.S. Camera contains 96 pages of text and photos; clean vg-ex copy. An Aug. 15, 1945, issue of Stars and Stripes carries the headline: “WAR ENDS: Truman Announces Total Surrender.” The Aug. 31, 1945 Daily Morror proclaims, “MacArthur Takes Over Japan,” g. Accompanying these newspapers are two 1909 papers that mention President Roosevelt or President Taft, a 1974 paper announcing President Nixon’s resignation, a 1974 supplement on President Ford, a 1981 paper covering President Reagan inauguration and a flyer for President Franklin D. Roosevelt. A big lot for as little as our
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