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WWII Photographer Estate Sale Milwaukee, WI

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Allan shared the news that Jake Skoric, a photographer with who took photos before during (in the South Pacific) and after WWII will have his photos being sold over the next three days. As you can see in the preview photos here, there are thousands of photos being sold.

Read the story here: https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/milwaukee/2019/04/05/estate-sale-features-unusual-gallery-6-000-black-and-white-photos/3368768002/

View the estate sale info here: https://www.estatesales.net/WI/Milwaukee/53220/2166789

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Photo of Lengthened WWII Jeep on eBay

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This MB has been lengthened.

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“Offered is an original WWII time period photograph. The picture measures approximately 2″ x 2.25″. It belonged to a GI who served as a medic with the 1st BN Aid Station attached to the 1306th Engineer General Service Regiment under the 3rd Army.”

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Negatives of Early Jeep Wagon and Girl on eBay

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There’s something about these two photos I find simultaneously hypnotic and eerie (maybe ghostly?). I can’t quite figure out why that is. I can feel the wind blowing in them.

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“*1940’s – 50’s
(2) 2 1/4″ B&W Negatives
** Jeep Willys Wagon **
*** Medium Format Film ***
See Photos”

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Photos of WWII Jeep Stuck in Sand on eBay

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With all those people around, why not try to pick it up and out of the hole? These may have been taken on the Oregon Coast.

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“Three original photos of a flat fender Willys Jeep getting stuck in the sand. The bottom photo measures 2-3/4″ x 3-3/4″, The top two photos measures 2-1/2″ x 3-1/2″. Great condition.”

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1945 Photo of Weasel Testing

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This photo was published in the February 09, 1945, issue of the Saturday Evening Post, page 12. It shows a Weasel getting a muddy test with a jeep next to it.

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1944 Photo of Jeep in Which a Nurse was Wounded on eBay

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A nurse was wounded in this jeep on Saipan in 1944.

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“ORIGINAL WWII PHOTO – ORIGINAL TO THE TIME – NOT A COPY, SCAN, OR REPRO
QUANTITY: 1 – See the other original WWI & WWII photos that I have listed.
ITEM: Original WWII CONFIDENTIAL photo of Jeep that US Army Nurse 2nd Lt. Helen Lynch was wounded in on Saipan, 1944. Part of a large group of original PTO photos that I am listing. Most are of the Invasion and Occupation of Saipan and a few are of Tinian.

DATE: 1944 – photo does not glow under a black light.
SIZE: 3.75″ x 5”
CONDITION: Very Good; See scans..
BACK: Has paper tag with hand-typed description. Stamped “CONFIDENTIAL”. See last scan.”

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Jeep Pics From Ebay

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UPDATE: **SOLD** Was on eBay.

Here are an assortment of jeep-related pics on eBay

  1. British Airborne jeep with littler attached. This is a negative. Seller has other, similar negatives.
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  2. Person in jeep.
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  3. 1945 Photo of USMC jeep. This photo comes from a scrapbook that includes a history of its owner, Marine Captain Lewis Brazeal:
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  4. 1944 Photo of US Navy Officer in Penarth, Wales, with Welsh Terror on the jeep hood.
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