US combat engineers crushing rocks, New Britain

Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. United States combat engineers using a machine to crush rocks for cement; military vehicles are visible in the background. Official caption on front: "Operating rock crusher in building Cape Gloucester airstrip. Marine Corps Photo 19-6." Cape Gloucester, New Britain, New Guinea. No date

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1943-12-
1944-01-
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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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Gloucester, Cape
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Dump trucks--American--New Britain
Construction equipment--American--New Britain
Air bases--American--New Britain
Construction--New Britain
Air bases--American--New Britain