War-damaged landscape, New Georgia Islands, 1943
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
Description:
Photograph, landscape. Palm trees stripped of leaves. Official caption on front: "New Georgia USMC Photo No. 17." New Georgia Islands, Solomon Islands. 6 July 1943
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07/06/1943
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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:
New Georgia Group
Latitude:
-8.500
Longitude:
157.333
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
World War, 1939-1945--Destruction and pillage--Solomon Islands
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Solomon Islands
World War, 1939-1945--Destruction and pillage--Solomon Islands