US Marine talking to Chamorro women and children, Saipan, 1944
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. United States Marine kneeling in front of a Chamorro woman who is talking to him; other women and children sit and stand around them. Official caption on front: "Marine talks with Chamorro natives. Marine Corps Photo 2-10." Saipan, Mariana Islands. 16 June 1944
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06/16/1944
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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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Saipan
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Marines (Military personnel)--Saipan
Indigenous women--Saipan
Indigenous children--Saipan
Indigenous children--Saipan
Discussion--Saipan