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World War II Machine Gunner

Date: 1942
Description: Although handwriting identifies this photograph as "Machine gun supporting tank attack," it is likely, since the print is also identified as having been ta...
Poster

World War II Scrap Drive

Date: 1942
Description: Poster promoting the collection of scrap metal for use in war production. Includes an illustration of a farmer and International Harvester dealer dumping a...
Photograph

Base of Oerlikon Anti-Aircraft Gun

Date: 1942
Description: View of base of the Oerlikon anti-aircraft gun in a factory, possibly International Harvester's Indianapolis Works.
Photograph

Soldier Stacking Ammunition

Date: 1942
Description: A soldier stacks ammunition for a coastal gun in Panama near a stone wall. The soldier is being handed a case of ammunition. He is wearing a helmet and pan...
Photograph

Soldiers in Panama

Date: 1942
Description: View from behind towards two soldiers lying on a hill among shrubs overlooking a hilly landscape with a submachine gun. The soldiers are wearing fatigues a...
Photograph

Soldiers Running with Machine Gun

Date: 1942
Description: A machine gun crew running with their .30 machine gun. Two men in the foreground are wearing pants and helmets but no shirts, and are carrying a machine gu...

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