The Snapshots in Time Collection

Coconut Palms and Volcanic Crater Shoreline, Likely Oahu, Hawaii (Edward P. McAleer Album)

Coconut Palms and Volcanic Crater Shoreline, Likely Oahu, Hawaii (Edward P. McAleer Album)

Wind-swept coconut palms frame a distant volcanic crater along a Hawaiian shoreline in this scenic photograph from the Edward P. McAleer album. Hawaii served as a vital staging and training ground for American forces throughout the Pacific War, and personal photographs like this one captured its striking landscape amid wartime service. Project: 218138