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LVT-1 at New River (side view) 1942
A U.S. Marine Corps LVT-1 at New River, North Carolina (USA), in May 1942. Original caption: "New River, North Carolina. Marine amphibian tractor. The soldiers of the sea have a new troop carrier that serves them well on land and in the water. A special Marine unit, training with an amphibian tractor at New River, North Carolina, is on its way from a battleship to establish a beachhead."
- Date
- 1942-05
- Photographer / author
- Palmer, Alfred T., photographer
- Collection
- FSA/OWI
- Archive
- Library of Congress (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Type
- photograph
- Original size
- 912 × 684 pixels
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"LVT-1 at New River (side view) 1942" (1942-05). Palmer, Alfred T., photographer. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:LVT-1_at_New_River_(side_view)_1942.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 121686.
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