Photographs collected by Arnold Clayton Watkins of Pittsburg, Kansas, during his service in the United States Tenth Army Air Force Photo Intelligence Detachment in World War II. Watkins was attached to the Ninth Army Air Force for most of his service. The photographs were taken in Europe and North Africa. They include images of Army Air Force personnel and activities; aerial and ground images of bombers and bombing missions of the United States Eighth and Ninth Army Air Forces; German military commanders and leaders of the National Socialist Party, including Adolf Hitler and Hermann Goering; and Benito Mussolini.
This collection contains images of bombs being dropped, imagery of swastikas, and deceased people. Any image including deceased persons has been blurred and has a content warning on the image and in the description. The original image will be available for download as an additional file, but will not have a preview. Please view with caution.
Finding Aid: Arnold Clayton Watkins Collection, 1942-1945 (MS006)
