US Marines crossing a bridge, Guadalcanal

Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
Description: 

Photograph. Armed United States Marines marching across a bridge over small river; military trucks are parked in the background. Official caption on front: "'Tubelox' bridge on Guadalcanal. Marine Corps Photo 19-16." Porterville, California, development stamp on reverse. Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands. No date

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Date: 
1942-08-
1943-02-
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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: 
Guadalcanal
Latitude: 
-9.533
Longitude: 
160.200
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Marines (Military personnel)--Guadalcanal
Bridges--Guadalcanal
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Solomon Islands
Marching--Guadalcanal