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NH 103762 Contraband Robert Blake

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Title: Contraband Robert Blake
Description: U.S. Navy poster photographed in 1970. Robert Blake, an escaped slave, received the Medal of Honor for bravery while serving the rifle gun as USS Marblehead engaged Confederates off Legareville, South Carolina on 25 December 1863. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval History and Heritage Command.
Catalog #: NH 103762
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