- Wayne State University Digital Collections

Okinawan Turtle Back Tomb

Hand tinted Lantern slide depicting Okinawan Turtle Back Tomb; Okinawa, Japan.

View of the marker indicating where War Correspondent Ernest Pyle Died

Hand tinted Lantern slide depicting the wooden cross indicating the location where war correspondent Ernest Pyle died; the cross was located on Le Shima Island in Japan and later replaced with a stone marker. Pyle's physical remains were moved to the National Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Dennis Cooper Next to a Plane Sponsored by Students of The Edgewood School in Detroit, MI.

Hand tinted Lantern slide depicting Dennis Cooper next to a plane sponsored by students of The Edgewood School in Detroit. Photo likely taken in the Philippines.

Dennis Cooper in Air Force Uniform with Mountains in the Background

Hand tinted Lantern slide depicting Dennis Cooper in an Air Force uniform with mountains in the background.

Dennis Cooper (right) and Two Air Force Soldiers Looking at "Area Map"

Hand tinted Lantern slide depicting Dennis Cooper (right) and two other Air Force soldiers standing on mountain while looking at a map.

Dennis Cooper (left) and Another Man in a "Map Room"

Hand tinted Lantern slide depicting Dennis Cooper (left) and another man in "Map Room."

Dennis Cooper Standing in Front of an American Flag

Hand tinted Lantern slide depicting Dennis Cooper standing in front of an American Flag, possibly on aircraft carrier.

Air Force Captain Dennis G. Cooper at Desk.

Hand tinted Lantern slide depicting Air Force Captain Dennis G. Cooper at desk. The Land Operations map on the left wall references the "Not So Soft Underside" decision by Churchill and Roosevelt in 1943.

Aerial View of World War II Airplanes

Hand tinted Lantern slide depicting Aerial view of WW II airplanes, possibly PBJ-IH Mitchell Bombers.

View of a Soldier Parachuting into Destroyed City

Hand tinted Lantern slide depicting a soldier parachuting into destroyed city. Unknown location.

View of Soldiers, Planes, and a Man in Surgical Mask

Hand tinted Lantern slide depicting soldiers, planes, and a man in surgical mask wrapped in a blanket. Possibly an evacuation of injured or sick soldiers. Unknown location.

Aerial View of a Military Ship

Hand tinted Lantern slide depicting an aerial view of a military ship. Soldiers possibly in raft on far right of image. Unknown location.

Aerial View of an Air Base

Hand tinted Lantern slide depicting an aerial view of an air base. This is ossibly Clark Air Force Base on Luzon Island, Philippines, which was closed in 1991.

Image of Four Soldiers

Hand tinted Lantern slide depicting four soldiers.

View of a Child in Village

Hand tinted Lantern slide depicting a child in a village.

Aerial View of the Luzon Islands, Philippines

Hand tinted Lantern slide depicting aerial view of the Luzon Islands, Philippines. Mt. Mayon, an active volcano, is visible in the background on the right of the image.