US Marine offering Chinese children gifts, China, 1945
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. United States Marine crouching down and handing a young Chinese boy a gift; a crowd of boys and adults are standing behind the young boy. Official caption on front: "1st Div. Marine makes friends with Chinese children. Marine Corps Photo 26-10." Porterville, California, development stamp on reverse. China. 1945
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1945-08-
1945-11-
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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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Zhonghua
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35.000
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105.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Marines (Military personnel)--China
Children--Chinese--China
Children--China
Boys--Clothing & dress--China