African American Marines on a ship deck, Pacific Ocean
Gift of the Scanlan Family
Description:
Photograph. African American Marines posing on a ship deck. Official caption on reverse: "From: Public Relations Division / U.S. Coast Guard / Washington, D.C. Negro Marines Relax on Pacific Crossing. Aboard a U.S. Coast Guard manned transport somewhere in the Pacific, a group of Negro marines presents a cheerful front." Pacific Ocean. No date
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1942
1945
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Items from the service of John J. Scanlan Jr., who served in the United States Coast Guard. Born in Quincy, Massachusetts, Scanlan worked for a newspaper prior to joining the Coast Guard. During the war, he acquired photographs published by the Public Relations Division of the United States Coast Guard. The collection consists of photographs from most of the theaters of operations and depict life in the field and aboard a ship for Coast Guardsmen and Marines. Also included is a satirical piece of military correspondence. See collection 2012.321 for more items from the collection subject.
Geography:
Pacific Ocean
Latitude:
-0.500
Longitude:
-91.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
United States--Armed Forces--African Americans--Pacific Ocean
World War, 1939-1945--African Americans--Pacific Ocean