Chicago Daily Tribune newspaper. Contains articles discussing local news during World War II, 1941. Shows advertisements for Barrington Hand Cream, La Salle hotel, Keese Laundry, and various music, opera, and theatre entertainment.
Deadwood Pioneer-Times newspaper. Contains articles discussing local and international events during World War II, 1945. Topics include the coal famine in Europe and postwar increase in school enrollment in the United States.
Loose cover page from the Chicago Daily News, torn along edge. Article entitled, France Quits! 'Britain to End Hitler Curse': Churchill. Contains articles discussing Germany's occupation of France, Britain's continued war against Germany, and growing sentiments in the United States to lend assistance to the Allies.
Cover page from the Chicago Daily Tribune. Article entitled, Japan Wars on U.S.! Contains articles discussing Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor, Britain's pending declaration of war on Japan, and United States army and navy preparations to take offensive action against Japan.
Deadwood Pioneer-Times newspaper. Contains articles discussing local events during World War II, 1945. Shows advertisements for the Deadwood Theatre, Chen Yu toiletries, Gamble's washing machine, and Goodyear tires.
Deadwood Pioneer-Times newspaper. Contains articles discussing local and international events during World War II, 1945. Topics include elevator explosion in Port Arthur, Ontario, the raising of the Hawaii Mars flying boat, the United States' ceasefire demand for the Japanese government, and President Truman's proclamation for two-day postwar celebrations.
Loose cover page from the Chicago Daily News, torn along edge. Article entitled, Paris Falls! France Doomed; 'Britain Next' – Nazis. Contains articles discussing Britain's military preparations for war against Germany, German radio propaganda, and Britain and France's pleas for the United States to join the Allies in the war. Photo entitled, Helmets Left Behind By French Prisoners, documents war events near Dunkirk, France, 1940.
Cover page from the Deadwood Pioneer-Times. Article entitled, World War II Ends. Contains articles discussing local and international events during World War II, 1945. Topics include continued fighting of Allied Forces, United States Navy casualities aboard the Indianapolis vessel, and President Truman's proclamation for two-day postwar celebrations. Photo entitled, 60 Per Cent of Hiroshima Circled, documents the United States' atomic bomb attack on Japan.
Deadwood Pioneer-Times newspaper. Contains articles discussing local and international events during World War II, 1945. Topics include foreign trade, world economic recovery, and United States President Truman's recommendation to continue the military draft.
Loose cover page from the Casper Tribune-Herald, torn along edge. Article entitled, Roosevelt Dies: Succumbs at Warm Springs Late Today. Contains articles discussing American and Japanese war casualties, American military advances in France against Germany, and post-war reclamation program in Wyoming.