The Snapshots in Time Collection
Gallery: SMITH SCANS
Drawn from the Joseph Smith material within the Lt. Bancroft collection, these Korean War-era snapshots follow American servicemen from Naval Air Station Alameda to bases at Iwakuni and Atsugi in Japan. Patrol aircraft, embroidered souvenir jackets, memorial services, and handwritten print backs together preserve both the work and the private texture of wartime service.
Close-up of Stenciled Crew Names, LTJG W.C. Bancroft and Crewmate, U.S. Navy Aircraft, Korean War Era
Servicemen Queuing at Salvation Army Red Shield Canteen Truck, Atsugi, Japan, Korean War Era
Serviceman Wearing Embroidered 'Atsugi' Souvenir Jacket, Korean War Era
Martin PBM Mariner Patrol Seaplane No. 12, Crewed by LTJG W.E. Bancroft and ENS D.E. McKinney, Korean War Era
Aviator Seated on Damaged Radial-Engine Fighter Aircraft, Korean War Era (Joseph Smith / Lt. Bancroft Collection)
Naval Aviator Seated on Radial Engine Cowling of Single-Engine Fighter, Korean War Era
Martin PBM-5 Mariner Flying Boat, VP-47, on Beaching Gear — Korean War Era
U.S. Navy Twin-Engine Patrol Flying Boat, Bow Detail, Korean War Era
Aircraft Fuselage Detail with Stencilled Number '12' and Data Plate, Korean War Era
Verso of Korean War-Era Photograph with Handwritten Caption, 'Same Day Before Take Off, Iwakuni,' 12/26/1953
Military Memorial Service with Named Wreaths, Korean War Era
Memorial Wreaths Displayed Along Ship's Rail, Korean War Era
Navy Sailors at Memorial Wreath Service, Korean War Era, Bancroft/Smith Collection
Naval and Military Officers at a Multi-Serviceman Memorial Service, Korean War Era
Servicemen with Named Memorial Wreaths Aboard Military Aircraft, Korean War Era
Young Woman Seated on Picnic Table, Small-Town Main Street Background, Korean War Era
Young Couple at Rustic Park Setting, Personal Photograph, Mid-20th Century
Verso of Photographic Print with Handwritten Date '10/52,' Korean War Era Album
Photograph Reverse with Handwritten Date and Location Annotation, 'Iwakuni,' 12/22/1952
WWI-Era U.S. Army Soldier in Service Uniform with Rifle, Smith Family Collection
US Navy Sailor on Liberty at Asahi Beer Gallery Matsuda, Japan, Korean War Era
Album Caption Page - "Iwakuni, Japan, 11/29/53" (Joseph Smith / Lt. Bancroft Korean War Collection)
Reverse Side of Photographic Print with Kodak Velox Watermark, Dated Feb. 22, 1953 (Joseph Smith Material)
Young Woman Seated on Picnic Table, Small-Town Main Street Backdrop
Airman in Flight Jacket, Korean War Era, Joseph Smith/Lt. Bancroft Collection
U.S. Navy Sailor Posing at 'Asahi Beer Gallery Matsuda,' Japan, Korean War Era
U.S. Navy Petty Officer with Bicycles Outside Building No. 7, Korean War Era
Verso of Korean War-Era Photograph with Pencil Date Annotation '1/29/53,' Joseph Smith Collection
U.S. Navy Sailor Posing with Japanese Three-Wheeled Delivery Truck, Iwakuni Area, Korean War Era
Photograph Verso with Pencil Annotation "1/29/53, Iwakuni" — Joseph Smith Material, Korean War Collection
Naval Aviator in Winter Flight Gear Atop Fighter Aircraft, Korean War Era
Verso of Photographic Print with Handwritten Date '4 DEC 52' -- Korean War Era (Smith/Bancroft Collection)
Three U.S. Servicemen in Front of Bilingual Air Raid Instructions Sign, Japan, Korean War Era
Verso of Photograph with Handwritten Caption: Iwakuni, January 29, 1953 - Names Stapleton, Studer, Smith
Sailor in Front of VP-47 Squadron Hangar Sign, Joseph Smith Collection
VP-47 Squadron Insignia Artwork Featuring PBY Catalina Flying Boat
Sailor in Cold-Weather Deck Jacket Aboard Small Naval Vessel, Korean War Era
Verso Inscription, Joseph Smith Photograph Collection - 'Loading Sea Bags, Guam, 26 Dec'
US Navy Sailor with Local Civilian Workers at Base, Joseph Smith Material - Lt. Bancroft Korean War Collection
Photograph Verso with Handwritten Annotation, Joseph Smith Korean War Collection, February 13, 1953
Domestic Portrait of a Young Man and Woman, Joseph Smith Collection, c. 1950s
Young Couple Seated Indoors, Korean War-Era Family Snapshot
Young Man and Woman Seated in Home Kitchen, Joseph Smith Material, Lt. Bancroft Korean War Collection, Early 1950s
Verso of a Photographic Print with Handwritten Caption 'Oct 1952, Alameda', Korean War Era