Wikimedia Commons photos from the 1940s
879 photos, in date order; 61–120 on this page. Each photo's page says why it is public domain and which Commons licence category it was read from. About the collection
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Ruth Reeves
1940-06-10

Yasuo Kuniyoshi in his studio
1940-10-31 · painting

William Zorach
1940-11-10

Sculpture workshop in New York sponsored by the Federal Art Project
c. 1940

Two men with model in Scenic Design Division of Federal Theatre Project
1940-01-01

Audubon Zoo Bird House Visitors 1940
1940-01-14

Audubon Zoo 1940 bicycles
1940-01-14

Audubon Zoo 1940 Cage Watchers
1940-01-14

Audubon Zoo 1940 Monkey Island WPA Rhesus
1940-01-09

Arnold Brasz - 'Redlands History' 1940
1940

Arnold Brasz - 'Redlands History (Harvesting)' 1940
1940

Arnold Brasz - 'Redlands History (Hispanics)' 1940
1940

Arnold Brasz - 'Redlands History (Pioneers)' 1940
1940

CanalBlvdNOLAWPASunkenGardens1941 1
1940-01-09

CanalBvdNOLAWPASunkenGardens1940 2
1940-01-09

CanalBlvdNOLAWPASunkenGardens 3
1940-01-09

Chet La More - Construction, c. 1935–43
c. 1940

Daniel Webster's Birthplace
c. 1940

Delacroix Island Porch Relaxation WPA
c. 1940

Dueling Oak City Park New Orleans 1940 WPA
1940-09-12

East Broad Street and Cooper River, Charleston)
c. 1940

FEdwardHebertAlgiersNavalStation Dec1940 5
1940-12-22

Grand Central Terminal loading dock c. 1940s
1940

Tortoise Shell Necklace & Locket
c. 1940 · drawing

Historical Printed Textile
c. 1940 · drawing

Printed Cotton Chintz
c. 1940

Lucky Bayou St John 1940
1940

Marble Hall New Orleans Custom House 1940 WPA
1940-04-17

Mardi Gras wigs and costume jewelry in store window in New Orleans Louisiana in 1940s
1940–1941

Mildred Rackley - Jumping Jives, c. 1940
c. 1940

Mildred Rackley - Men Were Not Meant for This, c. 1940
c. 1940

Mildred Rackley - Jumping Jives, c. 1940 (cropped)
c. 1940
Oahu Mural by Juliette May Fraser, 1940, lobby, Honolulu Board of Water Supply Engineering Building
1940 · painting

Philip Guston
1940-08-21

Pa. German Toy Turkey
c. 1940 · drawing

Shushan Airport 1940 WPA
1940

Site of Breuer Building, 1940s
1940

Trappers Hut StBernard Parish WPA
1940

U.S. mail horse and buggy in front of church in Taft Louisiana circa 1940
c. 1940

Zuikaku November 1941
1941-11

Zuikaku at Hitokappu Bay 1941
1941-11-26

Shokaku fighter pilots 1941
1941

Zuikaku Hitokappu Bay November 1941
1941-11

USS Arizona (BB-39) burning at Pearl Harbor 1941
1941-12-07

MCAS Ewa aerial photo Dec 1941
1941-12-02

USS Solace (AH-5) in 1941
1941

USS Oglala (CM-4) at Pearl Harbor Sept 1941
1941-09-17

Mountbatten Short and Kimmel in Hawaii 1941
1941-08

En forma sorpresiva y violenta, Japón inició ayer la guerra contra EE. UU. (El Mercurio, 8 de diciembre de 1941)
1941-12-08

Pearl Harbor Navy Yard in October 1941
1941-10-13

Aerial view of Ford Island looking NNE on 10 October 1941
1941-10-10

Aerial view of Pearl Harbor on 7 January 1941, looking north
1941-01-07

Aerial view of Ford Island, Pearl Harbor on 22 October 1941
1941-10-22

Aerial view of Pearl Harbor Navy Yard and Ford Island on 26 November 1941
1941-11-26

Aerial view of Pearl Harbor in June 1941
1941-06

Overhead view of Ford Island in June 1941
1941-06

Overhead view of Ford Island in 1941
1941

Pearl Harbor Attack, 7 December 1941
1941-12-07

Pearl Harbor Attack, 7 December 1941
1941

Pearl Harbor Attack, 7 December 1941
1941