List of Online World War 2 Photo Archives and Collections
List started by: AEIOU
List contributors: AEIOU
Date started: 2013-08-26
Last updated: 2013-08-31
Keywords:
World War 2, history, historical photos, historical images, military photography
Description:
World War 2 photo archives/collections containing at least 100 photos (or images such as propaganda posters) or a significant number of photos/images of a specific theme, with the photos/images displayed online.
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1. Finnish Wartime Photograph Archive
A large collection of photos from Finland during the war years (1939 to 1945). The Finnish military fought to defend Finland from both Soviet and Nazi aggression.
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2. World War II Archives
A large collection of photographs about World War II, with content covering the United States, United Kingdom, Soviet Union, Germany, Italy and Japan.
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3. National Archives - Pictures of World War II
World War 2 photos from the website of the US National Archives.
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4. PhotosNormandie
A collaborative collection of over 3000 photos from the Battle of Normandy and its aftermath (D-Day on 6 June 1944 to the end of August 1944), stored on the image sharing website Flickr.
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5. The National Collection of Aerial Photography - The D-Day Landings
Aerial photos before and during the D-Day landings. The photos are on the website for the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland.
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6. The Atlantic - World War II in Photos
A collection of 900 photos, spread over 20 photo essays. The essay titles: Before the War, The Invasion of Poland and the Winter War, Axis Invasions and the Fall of France, The Battle of Britain, Conflict Spreads Around the Globe, Operation Barbarossa, Pearl Harbor, The American Home Front in Color, Daring Raids and Brutal Reprisals, Internment of Japanese Americans, Battle of Midway and the Aleutian Campaign, The North African Campaign, Women at War, The Eastern Front, The Pacific Islands, The Allied Invasion of Europe, The Fall of Nazi Germany, The Holocaust, The Fall of Imperial Japan, After the War
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7. WWII in Color
A website for uploading, viewing, and buying World War 2 images (black & white and colour).
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8. History Link 101 - Color Pictures of World War II
A collection of over 2000 royalty free colour photos.
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9. Shorpy - WW2 photos
A collection of WW2 photos on the historical photos blog Shorpy. |
10. World War II Photographs/Database
A collection of over 16,000 World War II pictures, over 1400 of which are in colour.
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11. Glory
Archive of German WWII images (on Flickr).
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12. WWII Aerial Photos and Maps
Digitized copies of maps, still photos, and aerial photographs from WWII, copied primarily from originals in the U.S. National Archives, the U.S. Library of Congress, and donations from researchers. |
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