Servicemen climbing Lake Pontchartrain concrete beach from LCPLs during a practice exercise in Louisiana on 23 July 1944

Gift of Louis Gilmore, from The Collection of The National WWII Museum
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10,000th boat.' Photographer: Rutherford. Servicemen climbing Lake Pontchartrain concrete beach from LCPLs; appears to be a practice run for a public crowd. 10,000th Higgins built boat celebration. 23 July 1944

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Higgins Industry images from Louisiana
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New Orleans
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29.950
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-90.067
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Landing craft--American--Louisiana
Soldiers--American--Louisiana