Coast Guardsmen playing instruments on a ship deck
Gift of the Scanlan Family
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Photograph. Two Coast Guardsmen playing a guitar and harmonica as others listen while on the deck of a ship. Caption on reverse: "2094. From: Public Relations Division / U.S. Coast Guard / Washington, D.C. 'JUST A SONG A TWILIGHT.' When evening comes aboard a U.S. Coast Guard cutter, there is time out for the crewmen who are off watch and then they group around the guitar player for songs that bring memories of home." No date
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1941
1945
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Items from the service of John J. Scanlan Jr., who served in the United States Coast Guard. Born in Quincy, Massachusetts, Scanlan worked for a newspaper prior to joining the Coast Guard. During the war, he acquired photographs published by the Public Relations Division of the United States Coast Guard. The collection consists of photographs from most of the theaters of operations and depict life in the field and aboard a ship for Coast Guardsmen and Marines. Also included is a satirical piece of military correspondence. See collection 2012.321 for more items from the collection subject.
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Ships--American
Musical instruments