Through the Camera's Eye:
The Allison Collection
of World War II Photographs (continued)

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Gallery 10

Date	Image #		Caption
No date	77.09.3623	New York Bureau Soviets on the War Path Russia—Despite temporary setbacks, the Russians surge westward, with fresh fighting power, such as these soldiers, continually swelling their fierce battling ranks. This column of infantrymen passes through an unnamed Soviet village on the way to the front.
No date	77.09.3633	No caption
No date	77.09.3634	No caption
No date	77.09.3635	No caption
No date	77.09.3636	No caption
No date	77.09.3660a	Radiofoto New York Bureau German Retreat Cherkassy, Russia—Two German troop units are shown in the old Ukranian city of Cherkassy. One unit is retreating from the fast Red Army drive, while the other unit is moving frontward for rearguard action. The Red Army scored a victory which climaxed several weeks of operations of driving out the Germans from Cherkassy. Their last big stronghold on the middle of the Dnieper River. This picture was radioed from Stockholm. Credit: ACME.
No date	77.09.3671	No caption
No date	77.09.3706a		No caption
No date	77.09.3715a		No caption
No date	77.09.3720		Illegible caption
No date	77.09.3722a		Illegible caption
Illegible date	77.09.3736a		New York Bureau Abandoned Fortification France—Taken from a photo plane of the Ninth Air Force, this radiotelephoto shows an abandoned German fortification somewhere on the northern coast of France. A moat can be seen surrounding the fort. Credit: 9^th USAAF photo transmitted by Signal Corps radiotelephoto from London from ACME.
No date	77.09.3742.a		British Ships Gathering for Convoy Sailing Somewhere in England—Merchant ships of all shapes and sizes gather at an assembly point for sailing in convoy under protection of British warships. Credit: ACME.
No date	77.09.3745		No caption
No date	77.09.3746		No caption
No date	77.09.3748		No caption
No date	77.09.3749		No caption
No date	77.09.3750		No caption
No date	77.09.3751		No caption
No date	77.09.3752		No caption
No date	77.09.3760		Ready for the Invasion Somewhere in England—Grenadier guardsmen make full use of cover afforded by the tall grass as they crawl forward to the attack in the realistic training being held throughout England in anticipation of a German invasion. Credit: ACME. Passed by British censor via clipper.
No date	77.09.3777		Illegible caption
No date	77.09.3788		Illegible caption, partially damaged
No date	77.09.3806		New York Bureau You’re Safe, Bud New York City—Decked out in the cumbersome armor and mail used for protection by ancient warriors, Pfc. Kenneth Tracy tells Pvt. Lee Morris (right) that he’s twice as safe and many times more comfortable in the Army Air Forces body armor the modern flier wears. Designed to protect airmen from enemy flak, the new body armor is shown publicly for the first time at the Army Ordinance Exhibit in the Chrysler Building. Credit: ACME.
No date	77.09.3812		Lethal Cargo For Our Enemy Skimming low over the water, a U.S. Navy TSB-1, torpedo bomber, cuts loose its cargo. Torpedo bombers are most feared by enemy ships. By boxing in their target on all sides, the deadly planes prevent the ship from turning in any direction to avoid an under-water hit that is designed to spread her wide steel plates. Credit: ACME official U.S. Navy photo.

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Through the Camera's Eye: The Allison Collection of World War II Photographs (continued)

Gallery 10

Through the Camera's Eye:
The Allison Collection
of World War II Photographs (continued)