New leathernecks: Paymaster Washington, D.C., May 2. Brig. Gen. Russell B. Putnam, photographed at his desk shortly after taking the Oath as Paymaster of the United States Marine Corps. He is native of Houston, Texas, and a graduate of Cornell University, 5/2/38
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"New leathernecks: Paymaster Washington, D.C., May 2. Brig. Gen. Russell B. Putnam, photographed at his desk shortly after taking the Oath as Paymaster of the United States Marine Corps. He is native of Houston, Texas, and a graduate of Cornell University, 5/2/38" (1938). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:New_leathernecks-_Paymaster_Washington,_D.C.,_May_2._Brig._Gen._Russell_B._Putnam,_photographed_at_his_desk_shortly_after_taking_the_Oath_as_Paymaster_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps._He_LCCN2016873505.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 290403.
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