We are often curious about historical events. Like what the world had to face during those times of war and hunger. When we think of world war two, the images of fallen soldiers, air raids, beach landing crafts, soldiers playing cards or reading their loved ones letter crosses our mind. It’s exactly what Victor Lundy a 21-year-old architecture student from the time have captured in his sketchbook. Though Lundy was enrolled in the military during World War Two, he never lost his creative side in the war. Created between May and November 1944, you’ll get the perfect drawings of the bloodiest war in our history. Keep scrolling to check a few in our collection below: More info: Library of Congress (h/t: mymodernmet)
#2 House Where Kane & I Got The Roast Chicken & Cognac
#3 Home Sweet Home. Soldier In Hammock While Stationed At Fort Jackson, South Carolina
#4 Soldiers Sitting On Promenade Deck Of Ship
#5 Apparatus On Ship At Night
#6 Sunset – First Night Out On The Ships At Sea
#7 Soldiers Sitting In A Truck In France
#8 Cracking The Zeigfried [I.E. Siegfried] Line, Air Raid Over Germany Seen On A Morning Hike
#9 Bill Shepard From Behind, Lying On The Ground While Stationed At Fort Jackson, South Carolina
#10 Sunday. Soldier In Bed While Stationed At Fort Jackson, South Carolina
#11 Church In Crasville, Manche, France
#12 Before Pay Day Shooting Craps For Cigarettes
#13 Café Where The 2 French Girls Bought Us 4 Bottles Of Cider, Quinéville
#14 View From My Bunk
#15 Shep Sitting Cross-Legged In His Helmet And Knapsack While Stationed At Fort Jackson, South Carolina
#16 Lifeboat On Deck Of Ship In New York Harbor
#17 Line From Ship Being Dropped To Tugboat In New York Harbor
#18 Bourg de Lestre. Church And World War I Monument In Lestre, Manche, France
#19 Troop Train. Soldiers Seated On Train Bound For New York Harbor
#20 Auditorium At Fort Jackson, South Carolina
#21 Barges With Containers Being Loaded To Or Unloaded From Ship In New York Harbor
#22 Helmet Liner On Ground Drawn While Stationed At Fort Jackson, South Carolina
#23 Silhouettes Of Trees In The Moonlight Drawn While Stationed At Fort Jackson, South Carolina
#24 “Son Of A Bitch!” I Remember Getting On The Deck And Here Were These Guys, And That’s Just What They Were Saying, Son Of A Bitch!
#25 Bombs. Audience In Auditorium Listening To Lecture While Stationed At Fort Jackson, South Carolina
#26 Attack On A Fortified Position
#27 Goodbye Broadway, Hello France! Soldier Sitting On A Boat In New York Harbor
#28 Soldiers On Watch Tower And Deck Of Ship At Night
#29 Joe Fisch, Casually Practicing First Aid
#30 Soldiers Looking At Ship In The Distance
#31 Soldiers On Deck Of Ship
#32 Monument With Christian Cross Atop, Probably In Manche, France
#33 Soldier Sleeping In Hammock While Stationed At Fort Jackson, South Carolina
#34 Soldiers Standing At Railing Of Ship In New York Harbor
#35 Soldiers Disembarking On Gangplank From Ship In Cherbourg Harbor, France
#36 Beer Garden, Fort Jackson, South Carolina
#37 Cold As Hell. Soldiers On Deck Of Ship
#38 Home. Tent In Woods Drawn While Stationed At Fort Jackson, South Carolina
#39 Soldiers In The Field While Stationed At Fort Jackson, South Carolina
#40 Soldier Lying On The Ground While Stationed At Fort Jackson, South Carolina
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