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80-G-476059: Invasion of Saipan, June-July 1944

80-G-476059:  Invasion of Saipan, June-July 1944.  Painless Dentistry at the Front.  A U.S. Marine dentist sets up his office on Saipan, using a Japanese box as a footrest, a Japanese pail as a waste-bucket, and a Japanese shrine (left background) as décor for his waiting room.  In order to keep his dentistry really “painless” a U.S. Marine patrol nearby kept on the alert for Japanese snipers.   Photographed by Lieutenant Paul Dorsey, July 1944, TR-10216.      Official U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.   (2017/03/15).
Caption: Invasion of Saipan, June-July 1944. Painless Dentistry at the Front. A U.S. Marine dentist sets up his office on Saipan, using a Japanese box as a footrest, a Japanese pail as a waste-bucket, and a Japanese shrine (left background) as décor for his waiting room. In order to keep his dentistry really “painless” a U.S. Marine patrol nearby kept on the alert for Japanese snipers. Photographed by Lieutenant Paul Dorsey, July 1944, TR-10216. Steichen Photography Unit. Official U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2017/03/15).
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  • World War II 1939-1945
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