US combat engineers constructing a bridge, New Britain
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. United States combat engineers building a wooden bridge over a stream; military vehicles are parked on the opposite bank. Official caption on front: "Building 'Tubelox' bridge across Cape Gloucester stream. Marine Corps Photo 19-8." Cape Gloucester, New Britain, New Guinea. No date
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1943-12-
1944-01-
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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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Gloucester, Cape
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Bridge construction--New Britain
Streams--New Britain
Bridges--New Britain
Bridges--New Britain