Paul W. Knauf, Jr. World War II photograph collection, 1943-1945.

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Paul W. Knauf, Jr. World War II photograph collection, 1943-1945.

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The Paul W. Knauf, Jr. World War II photograph collection consists of seventy-one black and white photographs depicting events in the European Theater of Operations from 1943 through 1945. In addition to the photographs, the collection also includes newspapers, a certificate from the Bell Telephone Laboratories School for War Training, and an issue of the publication "Army Talks." The photographs and supplementary material housed in this collection were displayed at an exhibit at the Drexel University Museum entitled "Images for the Folks Back Home: U.S. Military Photographs of World War II and their Technology." This exhibit was on display from May 2 to October 14, 1988, and a catalog is available.

.2 linear ft.

University of Delaware Library, Hugh M Morris Library

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University of Delaware Library, Hugh M Morris Library

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United States. Army. Signal Corps

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Knauf, Paul W., Jr.

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Paul W. Knauf, Jr., was born in Philadelphia on June 28, 1900. Knauf was an engineer who served in the 805th Signal Service Company of the Army Signal Corps during World War II. He worked on projects which developed digital transmission of voice and images. From the description of Paul W. Knauf, Jr. World War II photograph collection, 1943-1945. (University of Delaware Library). WorldCat record id: 501078712 ...