Liberation celebration at Santo Tomas Internment Camp, Manila, 1945
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. American internees of Santo Tomas Internment Camp displaying an American flag above a building entrance as crowd cheers below. Official caption on front: "American internees of Santo Tomas Internment Camp raise the first American flag on 6 Feb. 1945. US Army Photo 162-20." Manila, Philippines. 6 February 1945
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02/06/1945
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This collection consists of approximately 1700 official military photographs that were reproduced by the Official Photos Company of Hollywood. Referred to as The War's Greatest Photographs, many of these photographs have been featured in magazines and books and many of the originals can be found in the United States National Archives and Records Administration. The images feature every theater and branch of the military in various campaigns and battles throughout World War II.
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Manila
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14.617
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120.967
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Prisoners of war--American--Philippines
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Philippines
Cheering--Philippines
Prisoners of war--American--Philippines
Celebrations--Philippines
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Philippines