Airman wearing Mae west
Member of U.S. Army Air Corp donning oxygen apparatus for high altitude flying and wearing a "Mae West" life preserver. * One of the "Flying Sergeants" dons his oxygen apparatus for high altitude flying. Immediately over his heavy flying suit is his "Mae West" life preserver, which is easily inflated. Lake Muroc, California
- Date
- 1942-05
- Collection
- FSA/OWI
- Archive
- Library of Congress (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Type
- photograph
- Original size
- 11,933 × 8,959 pixels
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Reason: a US government work (Farm Security Administration / Office of War Information).
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"Airman wearing Mae west" (1942-05). FSA/OWI. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Airman_wearing_Mae_west.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 116308.
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