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The Melvin C. Shaffer World War II Photographs and images depict the indigenous populations and local conditions of North Africa, Italy/Southern France, and Germany from the years 1943 to 1945. Included are 19 images of Mt. Vesuvius that depict the volcano before, during and after its eruption in 1944.
Read more about Melvin C. Shaffer and this project in his autobiography. Read his personal, and often harrowing, account of his travels in North Africa, Italy/Southern France, and Germany.
The photographs in this web site are from Southern Methodist University’s Melvin C. Shaffer collection. The images are part of Central University Libraries' DeGolyer Library.
SMU has published two other digital collections of World War II materials: Historic Government Publications from
World War II, and Frank J. Davis War II Photographs. The Historic Government Publications collection contains reports, propaganda, and other materials distributed by the U.S. Government Printing Office during the Second World War. Frank J. Davis’ frontline photographs and images portray life during World War II, including images from Washington, DC; Italy; France; and Saipan. 
Usage: The files in this collection are protected by copyright law. No commercial reproduction or distribution of these files is permitted without the written permission of Southern Methodist University, Central University Libraries. These files may be freely used for educational purposes, provided they are not altered in any way, and Southern Methodist University, Central University Libraries is cited. A high-quality version of these files may be obtained for a fee by contacting degolyer@smu.edu.
Contact: For more information about the Melvin C. Shaffer photographs, or if you have more details about the places and events depicted in the photographs, contact us at degolyer@smu.edu.
