US Marine holding a Chinese infant, China, 1945
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. United States Marine holding a Chinese infant in front of a crowd of Chinese civilians and soldiers; large buildings are in the background. Official caption on front: "1st Div. Marine with Chinese in Tientsin. 10-1-45. Marine Corps Photo 26-7." 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:
Marines (Military personnel)--China
Infants--Chinese--China
Civilians--Chinese--China
Soldiers--Chinese-China
People--China
Military uniforms--Chinese--China
Soldiers--Chinese-China