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80-G-409062: Bougainville Campaign, November 1943-August 1945

80-G-409062: Bougainville Campaign, November 1943-August 1945. Air raid shelters are conveniently close to Army tents in this jungle clearing o the perimeter of American positions around Empress Augusta Bay, Bougainville. So close was this camp to the enemy that Japanese were frequently within sight and sound. Steichen Photograph crew, TR-9546, February 1944. Official U.S Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2017/12/13).
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Caption: Bougainville Campaign, November 1943-August 1945. Air raid shelters are conveniently close to Army tents in this jungle clearing o the perimeter of American positions around Empress Augusta Bay, Bougainville. So close was this camp to the enemy that Japanese were frequently within sight and sound. Steichen Photograph crew, TR-9546, February 1944. Official U.S Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2017/12/13).
Accession #: 80-G-409062
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