US Marines resting during a march, Guadalcanal

Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. Long line of United States Marines sitting and standing as they rest during a march. Official caption on front: "Column rests on way to higher ground. Marine Corps Photo 3-16." Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands. No date

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Date: 
1942-08-
1943-02-
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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: 
Guadalcanal
Latitude: 
-9.533
Longitude: 
160.200
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Marines (Military personnel)--Guadalcanal
Rest periods--Guadalcanal
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Solomon Islands--Guadalcanal
Military uniforms--American--Guadalcanal
Marching--Guadalcanal