War damage

A man and woman are walking in front of a heavily damaged building in Korea. All are unidentified. From: Gene Putnam

This is a photograph of damaged buildings along a Korean street during the war. From: Gene Putnam

This is a photograph that shows extensive damage to Namdaemun, one of the former gates into the city of Seoul, Korea. A tank is parked near the gate. From: Gene Putnam

A cluster of buildings show the damage inflicted on an unidentified community by the enemy during the Korean War. In the foreground are empty foundations. From: Gene Putnam

A street in Seoul, Korea during the Korean War. Damaged from enemy fire can be seen on the facades of the buildings along the street. From: Gene Putnam

Stereograph of No Man's Land near Lens, France, showing the desolation and destruction. Donor: George J. Paulson to HST 3-3-66

Stereograph of desolation of Berry au Bac, France, after four years of fighting. Part of the battleground along the Chemin des Dames. Donor: George J. Paulson to HST 3-3-66.

Stereograph of the bombed out church at Lucy-le-Bocage showing the statue of the crucifix still standing amid the total ruin. The American 2nd and 26th divisions passed by on their way to the fighting in the Belleau Woods. The 2nd division erected a "Indian Head" plague on a large boulder at the site. Donor: George J. Paulson to HST 3-3-66. Donor; George J. Paulson to HST 3-3-66

A scene of destruction in the aftermath of the atomic bomb that was dropped on Nagasaki, Japan on August 9, 1945.

Photograph taken in Nagasaki, Japan after the atomic bombing on August 9, 1945. The image shows only a few structures standing surrounded by rubble.