An American flag flies outside the Leyte Provincial Jail in Tacloban, Philippines in 1944
Gift of John M. Lynes Sr., from the Collection of The National WWII Museum
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An American flag flies outside the Leyte Provincial Jail; note the capitol building in the background. "Just as we do, at home, the Philippines must have a means of restraining those who disobey her laws, and those who have their civil shortcomings find time to consider the error of their ways in this provincial jailhouse." Philippines 1944
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Items from the service of Mary Lynes, Women's Army Corps (WAC), who served in the Pacific.
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Tacloban
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11.250
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125.017
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Jails--Philippines
Flags--American