December 6th, 2022
4minute read
Im an avid researcher of historical military photos.
I enjoy searching for rare and hidden gems that might not have been seen for decades.
This is where my, and likely your, main area of interest is.
TheM1918A2 Browning Automatic Rifle: nearly 20 pounds of firepower in color or black and white. Image: NARA
The critical sequence of film, camera and processing was still variable, and ultimately fragile.
In Germany, Agfa created Agfacolor Neu in response.
in the field (but they rarely reproduce well).
Army troops wearing the 1942 two-piece HBT (Herringbone Twill) camouflage uniform, carrying theM1 Garand rifle(at right) and theM1903 Springfield rifle(at left). Image: NARA
Man’s best friend in training with the 10th Mountain Division near Camp Hale in the Colorado Rocky Mountains. Image: NARA
In full color is the water-cooled Browning M1917 .30 caliber machine gun during World War II. Image: NARA
Shown above is a U.S. sniper in the French Alps, armed with theM1903A4 rifle. December 1944. Image: NARA
The Tommy Gun: A Nisei (Japanese-American) soldier of the 100th Infantry Battalion (34th Infantry Division) takes time for a meal with his M1928 Thompson SMG. Image: NARA
Beachhead AA defensein the U.S. with the water-cooled Browning M2 .50 caliber machine gun. Image: NARA
Friendly invasion: U.S. GIs aboard a M3 halftrack armed with aBrowning M2 .50 caliber machine gunduring a training mission in England. Image: NARA
