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1944réf. 186041944. Bilobran J. United States Navy sailor photograph album documenting naval service in the Southwest Pacific theater during World War II and preserving visual evidence of American naval personnel operating in the Pacific war zone. The album records daily life among U.S. Navy sailors as well as scenes from active military environments during the Pacific campaigns that followed the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941. The photographs include images of sailors aboard naval vessels wartime training and weapons operation and interactions with local populations encountered in Pacific combat zones. Several photographs depict American personnel arriving on the shores of Leyte in the Philippines a location central to the 1944 campaign in which Allied forces began the liberation of the Philippine Islands under the broader command structure of General Douglas MacArthur. Photograph album compiled by U.S. Navy sailor J. Bilobran during service aboard USS Douglas A. Munro in the Southwest Pacific theater during World War II. The album contains 203 black and white silver gelatin photographs mounted on black paper pages along with a pasted pamphlet from a Navy Day program and a hand drawn illustration. The photographs show sailors in uniform aboard naval vessels operating deck guns and handling firearms alongside informal scenes of recreation including dancing drinking and gatherings among crew members. Additional images depict sailors ashore in Pacific locations including Leyte in the Philippines where American forces conducted amphibious operations during the campaign to reclaim the islands from Japanese control. The album also includes photographs of Filipino civilians and guerrilla fighters along with images of Filipino women in traditional clothing illustrating encounters between American military personnel and local communities during wartime operations. Album containing 203 silver gelatin photographs measuring approximately 2.5 x 3.5 inches to 4.5 x 5.5 inches mounted in a brown faux leather photograph album bound with cord and measuring approximately 11.5 x 15.5 inches. Photographs accompanied by a Navy Day program pamphlet and a hand drawn illustration pasted onto the album pages. Minor wear consistent with age; photographs remain clear and well preserved overall. The album offers a substantial visual record of American naval presence in the Southwest Pacific during the Second World War and documents both combat environments and the daily experiences of sailors stationed in the Pacific theater. unknown
1945réf. 213921945. U.S. military operations in the Pacific Theater during World War II photograph and newspaper archive 1941-1945 documenting the Battle of Iwo Jima and the attack on Pearl Harbor. The archive pairs soldier-taken snapshots with official U.S. Navy and press photographs showing how combat equipment and battlefield conditions. The featured original snapshots contain handwritten notations en verso identifying dates specific locations soldiers and equipment. The archive comprises 39 silver gelatin photographs ranging from roughly 3.5 x 5 to 6 x 8 inches together with original wartime front pages of the Honolulu Star-Bulletin covering the attack on Pearl Harbor the fall of Italy and the Allied invasion of Europe. Images include amphibious landings on the black sand beaches of Iwo Jima with landing craft advancing under naval bombardment; U.S. Navy battleships destroyers and landing craft firing on shore defenses; and aerial scenes of dogfights and bombing runs. Close-up battlefield images depict the wreckage left in the wake of combat including destroyed landing craft craters from naval artillery and Japanese fortifications. Several photographs focus on the role of air power with images of Japanese aircraft under attack U.S. planes engaging in dogfights and B-29 Superfortresses bombing enemy positions. A particularly striking image captures a Japanese bomber scoring a direct hit on the USS Yorktown with billowing smoke rising from the carrier. Handwritten notations on some images identify U.S. servicemen locations such as Mount Suribachi and captured Japanese positions. The series of larger military-produced photographs and newspaper clippings have inscriptions on verso identifying locations and vessels depicted as well as the name tag "K .Benden." Among these are portraits of American soldiers posing at key strategic points inspecting captured bunkers and standing beside wrecked aircraft. Reconnaissance images show terrain and fortified positions; ground-level views show cratered landscapes wrecked landing craft and captured Japanese fortifications. One image shows the USS West Virginia during the Pearl Harbor attack with fire damage and crew visible; another shows a Japanese aircraft striking the USS Yorktown. Other photographs show servicemen near Mount Suribachi inspecting bunkers and beside wrecked aircraft. Many images carry printed captions within the negatives; others have handwritten verso annotations identifying locations dates vessels and personnel including one marked "K. Benden." Light wear minor edge creasing and occasional surface marks; overall in very good with strong image clarity. unknown
1945réf. 213921945. U.S. military operations in the Pacific Theater during World War II photograph and newspaper archive 1941-1945 documenting the Battle of Iwo Jima and the attack on Pearl Harbor. The archive pairs soldier-taken snapshots with official U.S. Navy and press photographs showing how combat equipment and battlefield conditions. The featured original snapshots contain handwritten notations en verso identifying dates specific locations soldiers and equipment. The archive comprises 39 silver gelatin photographs ranging from roughly 3.5 x 5 to 6 x 8 inches together with original wartime front pages of the Honolulu Star-Bulletin covering the attack on Pearl Harbor the fall of Italy and the Allied invasion of Europe. Images include amphibious landings on the black sand beaches of Iwo Jima with landing craft advancing under naval bombardment; U.S. Navy battleships destroyers and landing craft firing on shore defenses; and aerial scenes of dogfights and bombing runs. Close-up battlefield images depict the wreckage left in the wake of combat including destroyed landing craft craters from naval artillery and Japanese fortifications. Several photographs focus on the role of air power with images of Japanese aircraft under attack U.S. planes engaging in dogfights and B-29 Superfortresses bombing enemy positions. A particularly striking image captures a Japanese bomber scoring a direct hit on the USS Yorktown with billowing smoke rising from the carrier. Handwritten notations on some images identify U.S. servicemen locations such as Mount Suribachi and captured Japanese positions. The series of larger military-produced photographs and newspaper clippings have inscriptions on verso identifying locations and vessels depicted as well as the name tag "K .Benden." Among these are portraits of American soldiers posing at key strategic points inspecting captured bunkers and standing beside wrecked aircraft. Reconnaissance images show terrain and fortified positions; ground-level views show cratered landscapes wrecked landing craft and captured Japanese fortifications. One image shows the USS West Virginia during the Pearl Harbor attack with fire damage and crew visible; another shows a Japanese aircraft striking the USS Yorktown. Other photographs show servicemen near Mount Suribachi inspecting bunkers and beside wrecked aircraft. Many images carry printed captions within the negatives; others have handwritten verso annotations identifying locations dates vessels and personnel including one marked "K. Benden." Light wear minor edge creasing and occasional surface marks; overall in very good with strong image clarity. unknown books
1944réf. 186041944. Bilobran J. United States Navy sailor photograph album documenting naval service in the Southwest Pacific theater during World War II and preserving visual evidence of American naval personnel operating in the Pacific war zone. The album records daily life among U.S. Navy sailors as well as scenes from active military environments during the Pacific campaigns that followed the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941. The photographs include images of sailors aboard naval vessels wartime training and weapons operation and interactions with local populations encountered in Pacific combat zones. Several photographs depict American personnel arriving on the shores of Leyte in the Philippines a location central to the 1944 campaign in which Allied forces began the liberation of the Philippine Islands under the broader command structure of General Douglas MacArthur. Photograph album compiled by U.S. Navy sailor J. Bilobran during service aboard USS Douglas A. Munro in the Southwest Pacific theater during World War II. The album contains 203 black and white silver gelatin photographs mounted on black paper pages along with a pasted pamphlet from a Navy Day program and a hand drawn illustration. The photographs show sailors in uniform aboard naval vessels operating deck guns and handling firearms alongside informal scenes of recreation including dancing drinking and gatherings among crew members. Additional images depict sailors ashore in Pacific locations including Leyte in the Philippines where American forces conducted amphibious operations during the campaign to reclaim the islands from Japanese control. The album also includes photographs of Filipino civilians and guerrilla fighters along with images of Filipino women in traditional clothing illustrating encounters between American military personnel and local communities during wartime operations. Album containing 203 silver gelatin photographs measuring approximately 2.5 x 3.5 inches to 4.5 x 5.5 inches mounted in a brown faux leather photograph album bound with cord and measuring approximately 11.5 x 15.5 inches. Photographs accompanied by a Navy Day program pamphlet and a hand drawn illustration pasted onto the album pages. Minor wear consistent with age; photographs remain clear and well preserved overall. The album offers a substantial visual record of American naval presence in the Southwest Pacific during the Second World War and documents both combat environments and the daily experiences of sailors stationed in the Pacific theater. unknown books
réf. 16-2680Pasadena: Pacific Asia Museum 1992. Poster for the exhibition. 34.5 x 18 inches. Pasadena: Pacific Asia Museum, 1992. unknown
19238vo [24 x 16 cm]; [ii], 76, [i, ads] pp, frontis, 12 illustrations from photos, all but one full-page. original cloth -backed boards, dj (with 5 x 10 cm piece lacking from front panel, bit soiled), very good, internally fine and clean. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. A list of Fiji word is included at end together with the names of the crew members, Endicott being the third mate, who describes the events of 1829. A good introduction by Jenkins. This the third book of the Marine Research Society. Not usually found in a dust jacket.
19238vo [24 x 16 cm]; [ii], 76, [i, ads] pp, frontis, 12 illustrations from photos, all but one full-page. original cloth-backed boards, gilt spine title lettering, bookplate of William Whitman, small cover stain, edges lightly rubbed, very good. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. A list of Fiji word is included at end together with the names of the crew members, Endicott being the third mate, who describes the events of 1829. A good introduction by Jenkins. This the third book of the Marine Research Society.
1944réf. 231791944. WWII Indigenous Peoples U.S. soldier photographs recording military occupation transport and daily movement across the Admiralty Islands Samar and the Philippines during World War II and its immediate aftermath establishing how American forces operated through island bases coastal landings aircraft facilities and encounters with local indigenous communities. Made and retained by an unidentified American serviceman the group follows the circulation of personnel through several linked wartime zones rather than a single camp with local captions on the versos anchoring parts of the sequence to "Admiralty Islands" "Samar Island" and the "Philippines." This archive showcases soldiers posed at encampments and beside aircraft landing craft and small boats military vehicles moved through settlements and photographs of Indigenous and Filipino civilians showing the human landscape through which U.S. forces advanced occupied and remained into the surrender period. Photo archive of 45 likely silver gelatin photographs ranging from 2.5 x 3 to 3.5 x 5.75 inches Admiralty Islands Samar and the Philippines circa 1944 to 1945. Numerous versos carry manuscript identifications including "on Admiralty Islands" "Natives on admiralty Islands" "Samar Island" "Samar Philippines" "Philippine" and "chapel in philippines" while several prints bear circular "Passed by Naval Censor" stamps and one caption reads "Jap bomber Betty Sept. 1945 Samar" fixing at least one portion of the group to the post surrender occupation moment. The images include shirtless American servicemen posed in palm lined camps group portraits outside Quonset huts or temporary structures a parked twin engine military aircraft a beached or near shore vessel soldiers gathered around tables and equipment and an Asian soldier who looks to possibly be in Japanese uniform standing in front a monument. Many photos show the local community with views of thatched buildings colonial era religious structures village crowds market or street scenes women and children gathered before huts and several close portraits of Indigenous islanders. The photographs belong to the final phase of the Pacific war when the Admiralty Islands served as a major Allied base complex after the 1944 campaign and Samar remained part of the wider Philippine theater retaken from Japanese control and held through the end of the war. This on the ground perspective shows how soldiers' photos moved through censorship channels recorded the built infrastructure of island warfare and fixed the asymmetrical encounter between U.S. servicemen and local populations. Minor surface and edgewear album glue residue en verso images remain clear and writing legible; overall very good condition. The combination of location notes naval censor stamps aircraft and coastal transport scenes and sustained views of local communities offer a raw visual representation of American military presence across the Southwest Pacific. unknown
1944réf. 231791944. WWII Indigenous Peoples U.S. soldier photographs recording military occupation transport and daily movement across the Admiralty Islands Samar and the Philippines during World War II and its immediate aftermath establishing how American forces operated through island bases coastal landings aircraft facilities and encounters with local indigenous communities. Made and retained by an unidentified American serviceman the group follows the circulation of personnel through several linked wartime zones rather than a single camp with local captions on the versos anchoring parts of the sequence to "Admiralty Islands" "Samar Island" and the "Philippines." This archive showcases soldiers posed at encampments and beside aircraft landing craft and small boats military vehicles moved through settlements and photographs of Indigenous and Filipino civilians showing the human landscape through which U.S. forces advanced occupied and remained into the surrender period. Photo archive of 45 likely silver gelatin photographs ranging from 2.5 x 3 to 3.5 x 5.75 inches Admiralty Islands Samar and the Philippines circa 1944 to 1945. Numerous versos carry manuscript identifications including "on Admiralty Islands" "Natives on admiralty Islands" "Samar Island" "Samar Philippines" "Philippine" and "chapel in philippines" while several prints bear circular "Passed by Naval Censor" stamps and one caption reads "Jap bomber Betty Sept. 1945 Samar" fixing at least one portion of the group to the post surrender occupation moment. The images include shirtless American servicemen posed in palm lined camps group portraits outside Quonset huts or temporary structures a parked twin engine military aircraft a beached or near shore vessel soldiers gathered around tables and equipment and an Asian soldier who looks to possibly be in Japanese uniform standing in front a monument. Many photos show the local community with views of thatched buildings colonial era religious structures village crowds market or street scenes women and children gathered before huts and several close portraits of Indigenous islanders. The photographs belong to the final phase of the Pacific war when the Admiralty Islands served as a major Allied base complex after the 1944 campaign and Samar remained part of the wider Philippine theater retaken from Japanese control and held through the end of the war. This on the ground perspective shows how soldiers' photos moved through censorship channels recorded the built infrastructure of island warfare and fixed the asymmetrical encounter between U.S. servicemen and local populations. Minor surface and edgewear album glue residue en verso images remain clear and writing legible; overall very good condition. The combination of location notes naval censor stamps aircraft and coastal transport scenes and sustained views of local communities offer a raw visual representation of American military presence across the Southwest Pacific. unknown books
réf. 0484252852.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
Barcelona, Talleres Gráficos Rex, 1944. 4to.; 214 pp. Primera edición. Encuadernación en tela.
réf. 2080202102301573Nova Book Southern Press N.A. Soft Cover. Fine. Page number: 183p Size: 26cm Nova Book Southern Press paperback
1978réf. 2080202102500323Shinseisho Go 1978. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Shinseisho (Go) paperback
1931réf. 2507063Yakima: Yakima Hardware & J. H. Yewdale & Sons 1931. First Thus. Hardcover. Very Good. Circa 1931. "Compiled Printed and Bound by / J. H. Yewdale & Sons / Company / Milwaukee / S. P. Bjorklund -- Compiler." Quarto cloth with gilt titles & company emblem. 754pp. Fully illustrated with thousands of products. Title page says "50 YEARS OF CONTINUOUS SERVICE -1881-1931." Laid in is 3 1/4" x 5 3/4" advertising yellow-orange ink blotter with name of company "NEW PHONE NO. 7131." and with vignette of an anvil. Very good. The front cover has a large block of gilt representing the company emblem including aforesaid anvil. A goodly portion of the gilt is worn off. Occasional page edge tear. Hinges unbroken which is a plus for a big heavy book. Very very scarce. Yakima Hardware & J. H. Yewdale & Sons hardcover
réf. CORV-BBP-18830Unknown. Plastic Comb. Very Good. Some wear to covers o/w very good. Oblong comb-bound 11 in x 17. in Resources mapped include Pelagic Fish Reef Fish Invertebrates Sand Dredging Areas Archaeological Sites and more. 67pp. References. B/w and color maps. > Language: English > Size: Oblong Folio > Media/Binding: Comb Bound Unknown unknown
réf. 56-0433San Francisco Calif.: Southern Pacific Company n.d. Blackline print 15" x 41". Portion of previous map indicating only area of railroad yard. No legend. From Biola Junction and Muscatel to Barton Calwa Tower. Detailed listing of structures and signals inside railroad yard. No scale indicated. San Francisco, Calif.: Southern Pacific Company, [n.d.] unknown
réf. 58-0561San Francisco Calif.: Southern Pacific Company 1932 rev. 1942. Blueline print 24 inches x 48 inches red pencilling indicates station points and spur tracks. From Fairview Home and Geer to beyond Fairgrounds. Includes Salem Pringle Pinckney Asylum Spur. Position of many industries indicated. Scale 1 inch = 800 feet. San Francisco, Calif.: Southern Pacific Company, 1932, rev. 1942. unknown
réf. 58-0487Ogden Utah: Southern Pacific Company 1932 rev. 1945. Blueline print 21 inches x 48 inches. From two miles west of Reno yard to two miles east of Sparks yard. Both railway yards outlines in moderate detail. With red pencilling indicating switching limits. No industries indicated with listing of spurs and signals. Scale 1 inch = 800 feet. Ogden, Utah: Southern Pacific Company, 1932, rev. 1945. unknown
réf. 56-0360Tucson Ariz.: Southern Pacific Company 1932 revised 1949. Map. Blueline print 24" x 48" with red pencilling indicating present switching limits. From mile marker 729 to US Army Base. Includes Colorado Yuma East Yard points detailed function map of railroad yard Colorado River. Scale 1" = 1000'. Tucson, Ariz.: Southern Pacific Company, 1932, revised 1949. unknown
réf. 56-0331Oakland Calif.: Southern Pacific Company 1935. Map. Blueline print 21" x 71". From State Highway and McKinley Avenue to Harding Way. Includes Mormon Slough Stockton State Hospital 10 blocks by 27 blocks of downtown along railroad tracks. Scale 1" = 400'. Oakland, Calif.: Southern Pacific Company, 1935. unknown
réf. 58-0496San Francisco Calif.: Southern Pacific Company 1918 rev. 1945. Blueline print 24 inches x 47 inches. From Aqua station beyond South San Francisco to 3rd & Townsend Station Visitacion to Daly City. Includes track plans for South San Francisco Visitacion San Francisco Cemetaries. Scale not indicated. San Francisco, Calif.: Southern Pacific Company, 1918, rev. 1945. unknown
1924réf. 44000Omaha: The Acorn Press 1924. 1924. 10" x 7" in green pictorial wrappers showing an illustration of a geyser at bottom corner. 40 pp. illustrations maps. General description of Yellowstone Park followed by information on its history the environs of the park its climate the geysers the Great Falls Mt. Washburn the Tower Falls region Mammoth Hot Springs wildlife various forms of transportation to and within the park descriptions of tours within the park as well as pricing etc. Double-page map of Yellowstone Park and area showing routes of park tours in orange trails roads railroads etc. Last page of booklet offers a full-page system map. Black and white photographs throughout to include pictures of scenery wildlife individuals participating in various activities etc. Center two pages disbound pages lightly soiled and with light wear to page edges. Wrappers lightly soiled and with light wear to the extremities. The Acorn Press, 1924. unknown
réf. 1396020071.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
réf. 0265796326.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
réf. 0265886864.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
