US Marine operating an outdorr telephone switchboard, Peleliu, 1944

Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. Shirtless and shoeless United States Marine operating a telephone switchboard in the jungle. Official caption on front: "Field switchboard in operation on Peleliu. Marine Corps Photo 23-17." Porterville, California, development stamp on reverse. Peleliu, Palau. 1944

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1944-09-
1944-11-
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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.
Geography: 
Peleliu
Latitude: 
7.033
Longitude: 
134.250
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Marines (Military personnel)--Peleliu
Communication devices--Peleliu
Telephone switchboards--Peleliu
Telephone switchboards--Peleliu
Telephones--Peleliu