Classical WETA begins special new series September 17
World War II had a huge impact on art, history and culture in our community from 1941 to 1945 and
beyond. World War II: Discovering the Past in the Present presents unusual facts about interesting
sites in our community where listeners can discover exhibits, photographs, documents, recordings,
artifacts and other items that keep the history of World War II alive for us today.
Join Classical WETA's Donna Limerick and learn about the past and present.
Features
Red Cross operations in Washington, DC during WWII. (Photo courtesy of the American Red Cross. All rights reserved in all countries.)
American Red Cross Museum
Did you know that the American Red Cross Museum has rare posters and photos of canteen workers,
soldiers and others from the World War II era?
Calvert Marine Museum
Did you know the Calvert Marine Museum has a statue that was created by a Maryland artist?
Dodona Manor
Did you know that General George C. Marshall had a home in Leesburg, Virginia called Dodona Manor?
International Spy Museum
Did you know that the International Spy Museum has a World War II exhibit about spies that includes
Virginia Hall a local woman from Baltimore?
Close-up photograph of the Iwo Jima Memorial. (Photo credit: Mary Dietz)
Iwo Jima
Did you know that Joe Rosenthal, the photographer who took the famous photo after the battle at Iwo
Jima photo, was from Washington DC?
Kreeger Museum
Did you know that the Kreeger Museum has 18 works of art created during World War II by famous
artists?
Mary McLeod Bethune
Did you know that Mary McLeod Bethune, President of the National Council of Negro Women raised $2
million to build a Liberty Ship?
National D-Day Memorial
Do you know why the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford, Virginia commemorates local soldiers from
this small town?
National Gallery of Art
Did you know the National Gallery sent several major works of art to North Carolina during World
War II?
Artificial leg joint on display at the National Museum of Health and Medicine. (Photo courtesy of the National Museum of Health and Medicine, Armed Forces
Institute of Pathology, Washington, D.C. M-129 00107)
National Japanese American Memorial
Do you know what the bronze cranes on the National Japanese American Memorial represent?
National Museum of Health and Medicine
Did you know the National Museum of Health and Medicine has more than 24 million medical specimens
and artifacts, including items from World War II?
National Museum of Women in the Arts
Did you know that the National Museum of Women in the Arts has an exhibit from World War II
entitled "Women at War?"
National World War II Memorial
Did you know that the National World War II Memorial has a graffiti drawing on the memorial in honor
of servicemen?
Native American Code Talkers
Did you know the National Museum of the American Indian and the International Spy Museum has exhibits
about Native American soldiers who developed a secret code based on their native language?
Statue of Eisenhower at the National D-Day Memorial. (Photo courtesy of National D-Day Memorial Foundation)
The Pentagon
Did you know the Pentagon was the largest office building in the world in 1943?
Tudor Place Historic House
Did you know the Tudor Place Historic House has a collection of 1940's music scores, including
groups such as the Andrews Sisters?
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Did you know that the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's Web site has rare photos of
African American soldiers who helped liberate prisoners from concentration camps?
United States Navy Memorial and Heritage Center
Did you know that the Lone Sailor at the United States Navy Memorial and Heritage Center, was sculpted
by a World War II veteran?
United States Navy Museum
Did you know that the Navy Museum has an item on exhibit from the first atomic bomb dropped over
Hiroshima?
"Kilroy was here" marking on National WWII Memorial (Photo courtesy of Carol Highsmith for the National Park Service)
Veterans History Project
Did you know that the Veterans History Project at the Library of Congress has an extensive collection
of first person stories from Hispanic American soldiers about World War II?
Women in the Military Service for America Memorial
Did you know at the Women in the Military Service for America Memorial you can find information about
local women who were prisoners of war during World War II?
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