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USO entertainer at the Fort Crook Hospital in Omaha

USO entertainer at the Fort Crook Hospital in Omaha

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Poster promoting salvage to help the war effort

Poster promoting salvage to help the war effort

Courtesy Library of Congress, LC-USZC2-1179 DLC

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Windshield stickers and a ration leaflet from World War II

Windshield stickers and a ration leaflet from World War II

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"More Production" by Zudor; Printed by the Government Printing Office for the War Production Board

"More Production" by Zudor; Printed by the Government Printing Office for the War Production Board

Courtesy National Archives and Records Administration Still Picture Branch, NWDNS-208-PMP-129

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A B-29 Superfortress at the Martin Bomber Plant

A B-29 Superfortress at the Martin Bomber Plant

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B-29 assembly: inside hangar

B-29 assembly: inside hangar

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Cornhusker Ordnance Plant Photos: "If they were hired, women were given a physical at the Cornhusker Ord. Plant"

Cornhusker Ordnance Plant Photos: "If they were hired, women were given a physical at the Cornhusker Ord. Plant"

Courtesy National Archives & Records Administration, NRE-156-COP(PHO)-78

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Cornhusker Ordnance Plant Photos: "Coveralls were issued to all workers at the Grand Island plant"

Cornhusker Ordnance Plant Photos: "Coveralls were issued to all workers at the Grand Island plant"

Courtesy National Archives & Records Administration, NRE-156-COP(PHO)-83

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Cornhusker Ordnance Plant Photos: "At work on a shell casing"

Cornhusker Ordnance Plant Photos: "At work on a shell casing"

Courtesy National Archives & Records Administration, NRE-156-COP(PHO)-85

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The playhouse on the POW camp at Fort Robinson, Nebraska; circa 1940s

The playhouse on the POW camp at Fort Robinson, Nebraska; circa 1940s

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While President Truman (middle) was attending the Potsdam Conference on the shape of the post-war world, he learned that the atomic bomb worked. Great Britain’s Prime Minister Churchill (left) and the Soviet Union’s Premier Stalin (right) were our allies.

While President Truman (middle) was attending the Potsdam Conference on the shape of the post-war world, he learned that the atomic bomb worked. Great Britain’s Prime Minister Churchill (left) and the Soviet Union’s Premier Stalin (right) were our allies.

Courtesy Harry S. Truman Library, United States Army Signal Corps, 63-1457-28

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World War II European Axis Dictators: Benito Mussolini, Prime Minister, Italy & Adolf Hitler, Chancellor, Germany; Circa 1940s

World War II European Axis Dictators: Benito Mussolini, Prime Minister, Italy & Adolf Hitler, Chancellor, Germany; Circa 1940s

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Cornhusker Ordnance Plant, near Grand Island, NE, circa 1940s

Cornhusker Ordnance Plant, near Grand Island, NE, circa 1940s

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Francis Greenlief; WWII First Lieutenant, Companies G & L, U.S. Army, circa 1945

Francis Greenlief; WWII First Lieutenant, Companies G & L, U.S. Army, circa 1945

Courtesy Francis Greenlief & NET Foundation for Television

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Richard Kaplan modern interview, World War II 2nd Class Petty Officer, USS Bismarck Sea

Richard Kaplan modern interview, World War II 2nd Class Petty Officer, USS Bismarck Sea

Courtesy NET Foundation for Television

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Eight soldiers play cards in their stable billet near Nancy, France, 1944. One soldier is from Irvington, Douglas County, Nebraska. Donated by PFC Lawrence E. Hansen (Hanson?).

Eight soldiers play cards in their stable billet near Nancy, France, 1944. One soldier is from Irvington, Douglas County, Nebraska. Donated by PFC Lawrence E. Hansen (Hanson?).

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William E. Green; Corporal, 76th Division, 304th Infantry, circa 1944 - 1945

William E. Green; Corporal, 76th Division, 304th Infantry, circa 1944 - 1945

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Willie Tripp, Yeoman, U.S. Navy; Acting Lieutenant in Hastings, NE, circa early 1940s

Willie Tripp, Yeoman, U.S. Navy; Acting Lieutenant in Hastings, NE, circa early 1940s

Courtesy NET Television’s series, Next Exit

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Nick Garcia (bottom row center), his brothers, and parents; Circa late 1920s

Nick Garcia (bottom row center), his brothers, and parents; Circa late 1920s

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