BC312 Posted October 16, 2007 Share #1 Posted October 16, 2007 Which institution in the USA would hold all the photos taken that were used in TM and FM manuals and other types of manuals. I was wondering if there was such a library. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nack Posted October 16, 2007 Share #2 Posted October 16, 2007 Which institution in the USA would hold all the photos taken that were used in TM and FM manuals and other types of manuals. I was wondering if there was such a library. The Signal Corps perhaps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustin Posted October 16, 2007 Share #3 Posted October 16, 2007 The best place would be the NARA college park MD. and would agree that a search of the signal corp photographic archives would be the best but I would suspect those files are miles long literally.The archives are split into filing codes so if you wanted ordnance then search those files and could be intermixed with other papers.All types of equipment or classed and filed accordingly and if you could get your hands on the QM decimal system there you would find those particular files,they are broken down pretty specific like flashlights have there own file code, or pack saddle equipment etc.. and in some instances you can request photos directly from the archives and have never done that so try going to the NARA webpage and look there. I do know that many photos were destroyed after the war.I once contacted Wright Patterson AFB about there archives looking for the files for the equipment labortory and the curator there told me that most files were sent to the NARA about 1958 and over 200,000 photographs were recycled for thier silver content. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Keith Posted October 17, 2007 Share #4 Posted October 17, 2007 Manufactures often supplied the photo's of the items they produced. We have a large group of documents relating to their WW II production from the Wayne Body Works of Richmond, IN., and in it are photos used in the FM's. BKW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustin Posted October 17, 2007 Share #5 Posted October 17, 2007 Brian , you are fortunate to have documents like that from a specific company.All the manufacturers I have contacted and from other sources that did the same thing,threw all those records away after the war and especially 60 years after the fact only makes sense they did a clean house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Keith Posted October 17, 2007 Share #6 Posted October 17, 2007 No truer words were typed! BKW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgawne Posted October 17, 2007 Share #7 Posted October 17, 2007 There are MILES of photos (depending upon how you measure) and they are poorly indexed, many notat all. I have found a few FM photos in there, but I have found MORE just floating on the collectors market. It's mainly the luck of the draw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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