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Cornhusker Ordnance Plant Photos: "For many women, WWII meant the first paycheck of their lives"

Courtesy National Archives & Records Administration, NRE-156-COP(PHO)-84

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This photograph of Sioux workers from the Hastings Naval Ammunition Depot and their families appeared in the Hastings Daily Tribune on November 26, 1942

Courtesy Adams County (NE) Historical Society Photograph Collection, 243-9

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Excerpts from the Hiroshima City Council’s Statement and President Truman’s Response

Courtesy Harry S. Truman Library

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Celebrating "Victory over Japan" day at the segregated 12th Street USO Club in Lincoln, August 1945

Courtesy History Nebraska, RG2608-1265

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Enola Gay at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center; Photo by Carolyn Russo

Courtesy Smithsonian Institution National Air and Space Museum,(SI Neg. No. 95-4625)

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USS Bismarck Sea

Courtesy U.S. Navy, NH78142

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The "Tupelo Lass" crew prior to the Ploesti, Romania raid of August 1, 1943. Second from left, bottom, is pilot Jake Epting. Epting was originally not going to fly, having finished his 25 missions.

Col. Jacob Smart, the architect of the Ploesti attack, was to take Epting’s place. Smart was removed from the flight because he knew of the D-Day plans, which could ... Read more

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On August 1, 1943, the Army Air Corps attacked the Ploesti, Rumania oil fields, the largest aerial assault ever at that time. While the raid caused significant damage, it was not considered a success because the Air Corps suffered major losses.

Only two of the B-24s from Ben Kuroki’s squadron returned to base. Courtesy Ed Weir

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After completing 25 missions, Ben Kuroki volunteered for five more. On his 30th mission over Munster Germany, flack hit his top turret. He lost his oxygen mask and was delirious.

The pilot realized something was wrong when Kuroki’s guns kept firing after the enemy threat had passed. Crewmen had to fight to pull him from his turret. Kuroki was revived and the plane ... Read more

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Japanese Americans arriving at Santa Anita by train from San Pedro California April 5, 1942. In his book, "Impounded", Gary Okihiro notes standard procedure was for photographers not to show certain scenes, such as soldiers with bayonets on their guns.

This photo, while censored, does not reveal any bayonets. Courtesy National Archives & Records Administration

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Long provided this photo of concentration camp victims lining up to receive clean, new clothes after the Allies liberated their camp

Courtesy Roy Long

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Trial of the Major War Criminals, including Hermann Göring and Rudolf Hess, before the International Military Tribunal; Nuremberg, Germany, 1945

Courtesy Thomas J. Dodd Papers

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Private First Class Wayne Winslow, 339th Signal Company Wing, born in Hebron, NE, later resident of Blair, NE. Winslow was a radio operator during the attack on Hiroshima.

Courtesy Durham Western Heritage Museum and NET Television

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General Yoshijiro Umezu, Chief of the Army General Staff, signs the Instrument of Surrender on behalf of Japanese Imperial General Headquarters, on board USS Missouri (BB-63), September 2, 1945

Courtesy U.S. Naval Historical Center

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Despite the awful power of an atomic bomb, popular culture adopted atomic themes — even to the point of selling sewing needles using atomic images

Courtesy History Nebraska, RG2608-1265

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Typical U.S. anticommunist literature of the 1950s, specifically addressing the entertainment industry

Courtesy Wikimedia Commons

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U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy speaking over KFAB Radio in Lincoln, Nebraska, August 24, 1951

Courtesy History Nebraska, RG2608-1265

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Nebraska Senator Kenneth Wherry; In 1950, supported McCarthy

Courtesy U.S. Congress

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Nebraska Senator Hazel Abel; In 1954, voted to censure McCarthy

Courtesy U.S. Congress

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Cornhusker Ordnance Plant Photos: "For many women, WWII meant the first paycheck of their lives"

This photograph of Sioux workers from the Hastings Naval Ammunition Depot and their families appeared in the Hastings Daily Tribune on November 26, 1942

Excerpts from the Hiroshima City Council’s Statement and President Truman’s Response

Celebrating "Victory over Japan" day at the segregated 12th Street USO Club in Lincoln, August 1945

Enola Gay at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center; Photo by Carolyn Russo

USS Bismarck Sea

The "Tupelo Lass" crew prior to the Ploesti, Romania raid of August 1, 1943. Second from left, bottom, is pilot Jake Epting. Epting was originally not going to fly, having finished his 25 missions.

On August 1, 1943, the Army Air Corps attacked the Ploesti, Rumania oil fields, the largest aerial assault ever at that time. While the raid caused significant damage, it was not considered a success because the Air Corps suffered major losses.

After completing 25 missions, Ben Kuroki volunteered for five more. On his 30th mission over Munster Germany, flack hit his top turret. He lost his oxygen mask and was delirious.

Japanese Americans arriving at Santa Anita by train from San Pedro California April 5, 1942. In his book, "Impounded", Gary Okihiro notes standard procedure was for photographers not to show certain scenes, such as soldiers with bayonets on their guns.

Long provided this photo of concentration camp victims lining up to receive clean, new clothes after the Allies liberated their camp

Trial of the Major War Criminals, including Hermann Göring and Rudolf Hess, before the International Military Tribunal; Nuremberg, Germany, 1945

Private First Class Wayne Winslow, 339th Signal Company Wing, born in Hebron, NE, later resident of Blair, NE. Winslow was a radio operator during the attack on Hiroshima.

General Yoshijiro Umezu, Chief of the Army General Staff, signs the Instrument of Surrender on behalf of Japanese Imperial General Headquarters, on board USS Missouri (BB-63), September 2, 1945

0901_0102iron_th.png

Despite the awful power of an atomic bomb, popular culture adopted atomic themes — even to the point of selling sewing needles using atomic images

Typical U.S. anticommunist literature of the 1950s, specifically addressing the entertainment industry

U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy speaking over KFAB Radio in Lincoln, Nebraska, August 24, 1951

Nebraska Senator Kenneth Wherry; In 1950, supported McCarthy

Nebraska Senator Hazel Abel; In 1954, voted to censure McCarthy