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James T. Williams II

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09587.414 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph signed Date: 1929-1939 Pagination: 1 photograph : b&w Height: 17.9 cm, Width: 12.8 cm Order a Copy

A portrait of James T. Williams II in his uniform. In the lower left corner, he has signed the photograph: "Lo Ma & Dad from your son James."

Williams, James T. II, 1914-1966
Great Depression and World War II, 1929-1945
African American History
Photography
African American Troops
Children and Family
The Great Depression

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