Large crowd of Chinese civilians welcoming US Marines, Tianjin,1 October 1945
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. Large crowd of Chinese civilians cheering in a street; commercial buildings are in background. Official caption on front: "Tientsin Chinese cheering entering Marines. 10-1-45. Marine Corps Photo 26-11." Tianjin, China. 1 October 1945
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10/01/1945
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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:
Tianjin
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39.133
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117.200
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Civilians--Chinese--China
Buildings--China
Crowds--China
People--China
Cheering--China