US Marines and Seabees salvaging metal beams, Saipan, 1944
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. United States Marines and Seabees using a bulldozer to tow away metal beams from bombed-out buildings. Official caption on front: "Marines and Seabees haul supplies in Saipan. Marine Corps Photo 19-17." Saipan, Mariana Islands. 1944
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1944-06-
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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
United States. Navy--Sapain
Bulldozers--American--Saipan
World War, 1939-1945--Destruction and pillage--Saipan
World War, 1939-1945--Destruction and pillage--Saipan