Chinese civilians greeting 1st Marine Division, Tientsin, 1945
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. Chinese civilians standing in front of the closed gate at the entrance of American barracks; United States Marines and a Chinese soldier are behind the gate. Official caption on front: "Chinese civilians greet 1st Div. Marines at Tientsin barracks. Marine Corps Photo 26-17." Tianjin, China. 1945
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1945-08-
1945-11-
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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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Tianjin
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39.133
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117.200
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Marines (Military personnel)--China
Soldiers--Chinese-China
Civilians--Chinese--China
Rifles--American--China
Gates--American--China
People--China
Soldiers--Chinese-China
Military uniforms--Chinese--China