Newsmap. Monday, December 14, 1942 : week of December 4 to December 11

Front: Text describes action on various war fronts: New Guinea, Solomons, Pearl Harbor, Tunisia, Libya, Dakar, Toulon, Italy, Russia, France. Large world map is keyed to text and illustrates time zones around the world. Includes inset maps: Dakar; Northeast Tunisia; Tripoli and environs; Russian Front; Guadalcanal Island; Bougainville Island; New Britain Photographs: Convoy to Africa; Advance to Tunisia; Street scene: French Morocco Back: The text entitled "Antiaircraft artillery" describes antiaircraft weapons. The other text "The Dance of the Ninety" describes a 90mm gun. Includes photographs: KEEPS 'EM FALLING -- EYES -- EARS
Date: December 14, 1942
Creator: [United States.] Army Orientation Course.
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library

Newsmap. Monday, December 7, 1942 : week of November 27 to December 4

Front: Text describes action on various war fronts: Tunisia, Supply, Libya, Toulon, Russia, New Guinea, Solomons, Aleutians. Large world map is keyed to text and illustrates time zones around the world. Includes inset maps: Tunisia -- Russian Front. Back: Maps and texts highlight the battleground of North Africa. Photographs: Crash landing -- Target sighted, mission completed -- Stalingrad strikes back.
Date: December 7, 1942
Creator: [United States.] Army Orientation Course.
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library

Newsmap. Monday, August 24, 1942 : week of August 14 to August 21

Front: Text describes action on various war fronts: Northern France, Air assault, Allied conference, Southwest Pacific, Mediterranean, Russia, North Africa, Aleutians, China, Brazil. Large world map is keyed to text and illustrates time zones around the world. Inset maps show The European theatre, Main area of operations in the Solomons, USSR. Includes photographs: Landing party; Commando glider; Last stop in North Africa; War in the heart of Africa. Back: China's Cadets. 10 photographs are accompanied by text.
Date: August 24, 1942
Creator: [United States]. Army Orientation Course.
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library

Newsmap. Monday, June 8, 1942 : week of May 29 to June 5

Front: Text describes action on various war fronts: Cologne and Essen flattened -- Tiny subs find Sydney ready -- the Japanese "save face" -- Army of 4 1/2 million for '42 -- Mexico welcomed into war -- Rommel's forces turned -- Hitler's hangman dies -- Poison gas used in China -- Armies shift in Russia. Large world map is keyed to text and illustrates time zones around the world. Inset maps show Libyan battle, Dutch Harbor, Axis drives and British attacks at Libyan; Unalaska Is.; Unalaska Bay. Includes photographs: Producing the big seacoast rifles; Red gound defense on the Russian front; Nazis' Focke-Wulf 190 fighter; Yanks saw a motor show put on by Aussies; 4-motored Stirling bombers used over Cologne. Back: Enemy Tanks Are Vulnerable. Includes 10 photographs with descriptive text below each.
Date: June 8, 1942
Creator: [United States.] Army Orientation Course.
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library

Newsmap. Monday, April 27, 1942 : week of April 17 to 24

Text describes action on various war fronts. Includes photographs: Lieut. Bulkeley -- Nip Nipper de luxe, Lieut. Comm. Edward H. O'Hare -- Brewster "Buffalo" -- The guns were going on -- The big Wellingtons did not rest -- Training of airborne Infantry. Large world map is keyed to text: Japs confused on raid -- Chinese rescue British -- Corregidor holds -- Timor fight still on -- blame set for fire -- President honors flyer -- Gen. Marshall returns -- strike idleness small -- manpower mobilization -- Brewster plant seized -- Argentine ship hit -- radio detectors used -- "Peace Offensive" due-- Lubeck laid low-- commandos raid again -- Reds close for action -- Malta takes high toll -- Laval favors Nazis. Inset maps: Honshu, Japan ; western Europe. Also includes 2 pictographs: Happy Birthday, Dear Adolf; Telefact: materials for victory.
Date: April 27, 1942
Creator: [United States]. Army Orientation Course.
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library

[B-17 Over Paris]

Aerial view of a B-17 fighter plane, trailing smoke as it goes down over Paris, France.
Date: 1942
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bridge Over Seine River]

Photograph of a bridge over the Seine River in Paris, France. Buildings are visible on the right side of the bridge.
Date: [1942..1943]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Changing a Tank Track]

Photograph of several unidentified soldiers changing a tank track near Faulquemont, France. Three tanks are visible in the background.
Date: [1942..1943]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Entrance to Notre Dame]

Photograph of a large group of people standing at the entrance to Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France.
Date: [1942..1943]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Exterior of Opera House]

Photograph of the exterior of the Opera House in Paris, France.
Date: [1942..1943]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Field in France]

Photograph of a field near Faulquemont, France. A town is visible in the background.
Date: [1942..1943]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Gate in Paris]

Photograph of a door in Paris, France, with the word "Koh-I-Noor" across the top.
Date: [1942..1943]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[German 88 in France]

Photograph of a German 88 anti-aircraft gun in a field in Speyer, France.
Date: [1942..1943]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Harold Landau by Fountain]

Photograph of Harold Landau standing by a fountain in Stanislas Square in Nancy, France. An elaborate gate is visible in the background.
Date: [1942..1943]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Herrlisheim Road Sign]

Photograph of a road sign in Herrlisheim. There is a house in the background.
Date: [1942..1943]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Herrlisheim Road Sign]

Photograph of a road sign at the north edge of Herrlisheim, France. Houses are visible in the background, and a person stands on the side of the road to the left.
Date: [1942..1943]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Hop Poles in France]

Photograph of hop poles in the ground in France. The ground is muddy, and there is a fence in the background.
Date: [1942..1943]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Houses in Herrlisheim]

Photograph of houses and trees in Herrlisheim.
Date: [1942..1943]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Knocked Out German Vehicle]

Photograph of a knocked out German vehicle in Herrlisheim, France.
Date: [1942..1943]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Liberation of Alsace]

Copy photograph of soldiers standing at attention at the liberation of Alsace, France. Soldiers to the left hold two flags.
Date: [1942..1943]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[La Madeleine in Paris]

Photograph of the exterior of La Madeleine, a Roman Catholic church, in Paris, Texas. Buses, cars, and people are visible in the front of the church.
Date: [1942..1943]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Man and Woman by Sign]

Photograph of Dave Fairborn and a woman who works with the Red Cross standing in front of a sign. It reads: "Musée de Louvre Entrée Principale". The Louvre building is visible in the background.
Date: [1942..1943]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Men Fishing in the Seine]

Photograph of several men fishing in the Seine River in Paris, France. A bridge and buildings are visible in the background.
Date: [1942..1943]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Monument in Paris]

Photograph of a monument in the middle of a square in Paris, France. Several people walk across the square in the background.
Date: [1942..1943]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History