Pickering, Robert B.
Person
Found in 52 Collections and/or Records:
Robert B. Pickering WWII - Battle of Leyte photographs
Item
Identifier: 2010-100
Content Description
Six sets of 333 photographs by unidentified persons, most likely relating to the amphibious invasion of Leyte (Oct-Dec 1944), under the command of General Douglas MacArthur. The first set: 37 images, 10 of which are duplicates, of an invasion of an unidentified island, possibly during the invasion of Leyte in 1944. The second set: 10 images taken in Manilla c. 1945. The third set: 131 images taken in Leyte in 1945. The 4th set: 100 images identified as being Leyte Island c. 1945 and the...
Dates:
1944 - 1945
Scenes at water's edge, 1945
Item
Identifier: 2010.100.1.233-234
Scope and Contents
View of residences and debris along the water's edge.
Dates:
1945
Scenes on the water, 1945
Item
Identifier: 2010.100.1.207-212
Scope and Contents
Scenes on the water and inlet, featuring boats and debris.
Dates:
1945
Shopkeepers and their wares, 1945
Item
Identifier: 2010.100.1.177-178
Scope and Contents
View of shopkeepers displaying their wares.
Dates:
1945
Shops and shoppers, 1945
Item
Identifier: 2010.100.1.135
Scope and Contents
Street view of shops and shoppers.
Dates:
1945
Shops and shoppers, 1945
Item
Identifier: 2010.100.1.136
Scope and Contents
Street view of shops and shoppers.
Dates:
1945
Shops and shoppers, 1945
Item
Identifier: 2010.100.1.179-182
Scope and Contents
View of shops and shoppers.
Dates:
1945
Shrine to the Blessed Virgin, 1945
Item
Identifier: 2010.100.1.162
Scope and Contents
View of a shrine to the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Dates:
1945
Street market, 1945
Item
Identifier: 2010.100.1.134
Scope and Contents
View of a street market. Handwritten caption on verso reads: "This is the type of stores they have on the island".
Dates:
1945
Street scenes, 1945
Item
Identifier: 2010.100.1.214-231
Scope and Contents
Street scenes featuring municipal buildings, restaurants, a theatre, and structures with thatched roofs.
Dates:
1945