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LC-Lot-801-11: Guadalcanal Campaign, August 1942 – February 1943

LC-Lot-801-11: Guadalcanal Campaign, 7 August 1942 – February 9 1943. Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, 1942. Australian Major J.V. Mather paying a native his weekly wage of five shillings for work as a stevedore. Cooperation by these natives has relieved Marines of working parties, enabling them to spend most of their time on the fighting fronts. U.S. Marine Corps Photograph-52765. Photographed through Mylar sleeve. Courtesy of the Library of Congress. (2015/11/06).
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Caption: Guadalcanal Campaign, August 1942 – February 1943. Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, 1942. Australian Major J.V. Mather paying a native his weekly wage of five shillings for work as a stevedore. Cooperation by these natives has relieved Marines of working parties, enabling them to spend most of their time on the fighting fronts. U.S. Marine Corps Photograph-52765. Photographed through Mylar sleeve. Courtesy of the Library of Congress. (2015/11/06).
Accession #: LC-Lot-801-11
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