The war years

The Japanese occupation and the liberation, as maps and photographs recorded them. 13 pictures, 1942 to 1945.

Map, 1942
The Philippines
Philippine Islands population, 1939 census
Map, 1945
The Philippines
Philippine Islands : [outline map]
Map, 1945
Ilocos Region
Ilocos Sur : northern portion
Map, 1945
Central Luzon
Pampanga
Map, 1945
Central Luzon
Zambales
Map, 1945
CALABARZON
Cavite
Map, 1945
Bicol Region
Camarines Sur : (western part)
Photograph, 1945-04-04
Laguna
Mabitac, Laguna, WWII (1945)
Photograph, 1944-10-22 00:00
Leyte
SC 196089-S - A Jap army truck overturned in the street blocks the path of an invading duck carrying troops of a Cavalry Division during entry of Leyte Island, P.I. (51988278543)
Photograph, 1944-10-20
Leyte
SC 196087-S - LCTs move onto a beach on Leyte Island, P.I., under mortar fire from shore positions. 20 October, 1944. (51990742910)
Photograph, 29 May 1945
Angeles City
Infra red view of wrecked Japanese plane near Angeles, Pampanga, on Luzon, Philippine Islands In the background is Mount Arayat, some 10 to 15 miles away.
Photograph, 12/7/1945
Cebu City
Cebu Normal School (1945)
Photograph, 1945-01-31
San Fernando City
Pampanga Provincial Capitol 1945

Sources

Page updated October 9, 2026. Archive catalog release e205c7180a5b.

Who holds the pictures on this page, and their rights. Each picture's own page names its record.

1.Boston Public Library, Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection. 7 pictures. No known restrictions.
2.The U.S. National Archives. 2 pictures. Public domain.
3.Flickr. 2 pictures. Public domain.
4.Wikimedia Commons. 1 picture. Public domain.
5.U.S. National Archives. 1 picture. Public domain.

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