Title | Newsmap Collection, 1942-1946 |
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Span Dates | 1942-1946 |
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Call No. | G3201.S7 coll .U5 Newsmap |
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Creator | United States. Army Service Forces. Special Service Division. Army Orientation Course. |
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Extent | 212 maps |
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Extent | 212 map folder |
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Language |
Collection material in English
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Location | Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
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Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/eadgmd.gm020017 |
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LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/2020589514 |
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Summary | The Newsmap collection contains 212 maps prepared and distributed by U.S. Army Information Branch from 1942 until 1946. They were designed to inform and motivate American military personnel. The two-sided newsmaps include maps depicting the previous week's events in the war, as well as brief news items, photographs, and graphics. |
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