Military Photo Resources

Tanker, crew of M-3, with M-1928 submachine gun, Ft. Knox, KY, June 1942
Tanker, member of the crew of an M-3 Lee, with M-1928 submachine gun, Ft. Knox, KY, June 1942.

The Internet has many sources of military photos, ranging from official government archives to personal scrapbooks. This page has a selection of the best, both free and with fees.

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First stop for military photos is: Olive-Drab.com

The Olive-Drab Gallery of historical photos and posters with hundreds of items and large size downloads available.
Charts of scores of military vehicles with one or more photos of each
Military firearms pages with photos of each type of rifle, machine gun, and other weapons
All about the HMMWV with many photos and links to more
Military jeep photos and history
And almost every page of Olive-Drab.com has it's photo, graphic, or link to more material. Use the Directory

Olive-Drab.com Military Photo Resource Pages

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Find additional photos and hi-res versions of military wheeled vehicles, armor and other tracked vehicles, and artillery at the Olive-Drab Military Mashup:

Jeeps loaded on haulaway truck for shipment from Detroit, MI, factory, April 1943.

DUKW 2 1/2-ton 6x6 amphibious truck coming aboard LST-370, bound for destination code BLOT, between Piers 5 and 6, Hampton Roads Port of Embarkation, Newport News, VA, 16 April 1943.

Gasoline dump at Dulag, on the east coast of Leyte Island, Philippines, circa 1945-1946.

1st Light Armored Reconnaissance, Delta Company, Light Armored Vehicle (LAV), stays in the dunk tank to make sure that no water leaks inside during Exercise Broad Sword at Yuma Proving Grounds, Yuma, AZ, 5 October 1999.

Field Artillery-men load their 155mm Howitzer, as they continue to blast enemy held positions during battle for possession of Mt, Baldy, Korea, 31 July 1952.

USMC training on the M3 37mm Antitank Gun during WW II.

Military Image Search Engines

The major search engines (Google, Bing, Yahoo, etc.) have specialized search capabilities for images. Some have a separate video search feature as well, in addition to sites that specialize in video like YouTube. Check the home page for each of them and look for a link to "images" or "video" and try a test search for HMMWV or army jeep. In addition, Web Places has a specialized search engine for clip art which will help you find alternatives on the web for military graphics.

Usenet Military Content

One corner of the Internet that is often overlooked is the Usenet. It is organized into subject matter interest groups across an extremely broad range of categories, including many with a military theme. There are a number of ways to access Usenet, reviewed on this Olive-Drab.com page.

Find More Information on the Internet

There are many fine websites that have additional information on this topic, too many to list here and too many to keep up with as they come and go. Use this Google web search form to get an up to date report of what's out there.

For good results, try entering this: military photos. Then click the Search button.