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  • Collection: The American Experience in World War II

blue-hawaii--movie-poster-1961-1020144041.jpg
Movie poster from the 1961 Elvis film Blue Hawaii

Three Native Marine Corps Reservists.jpg
A photograph of three Native American Marine Corps Women Reservists in Camp Lejeune, NC. From left to right: Minnie Spotted Wolf of the Blackfeet, Celia Mix, Potawatomi, and Violet Eastman, Chippewa.

Lone_Ranger_and_Tonto_1956.jpg
From the Lone Ranger television series which aired 1949-1957, Clayton Moore played Lone Ranger and Jay Silverheels at Tonto. This photo is from a scene in the show.

grace_thorpe-courtesy_rich_heape_films-small.jpg
This is a photograph of Native American (Sac and Fox) Olympic athlete Jim Thorpe and his daughter, Grace circa 1931. Grace would later go on to serve in the WAC in World War II.

Fort_Massacre_FilmPoster.jpeg
This is a poster for Fort Massacre.
The poster art copyright is believed to belong to the distributor of the item promoted.

Jim Thorpe family, Grace WAC.jpg
A black and white photograph taken in the 1940s of Jim Thorpe, his daughters, and a grandson. Left to right: Charlotte, Grace, Jim, Gail, Charlotte's son Michael. Grace is shown in her WAC military uniform.

lt-julia-reeves nurse.jpg
Lt. Julia (Nashanany) Reeves (center) receiving Ward 53rd Evac Hospital, New Caledonia, with destroyed Japanese flag. Reeves was stationed in French New Caledonia, in the Pacific Theater. This photo was taken shortly after her arrival in 1942.

IS YOUR TRIP NECESSARY_-001.jpg
Compact group of military servicemen and civilians in what looks like a bus or train.

OURS...to fight for_1.jpg
Mother and Father looking downward and lovingly toward their sleeping children, while they tuck them in the sheets.

OURS...to fight for_2.jpg
The epitome of a happy white family enjoying a Thanksgiving meal, or some other celebratory feast.
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