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[Photograph of Robert L. Stone with Shack up Shack]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09620.320 Author/Creator: Place Written: Northern Mariana Islands Type: Photograph Date: 1945 Pagination: 1 photograph : b&w Height: 10 cm, Width: 7.3 cm Order a Copy

A photograph of Robert L. Stone in his uniform holding a leaning against a tent with the sign "Shack up Shack."

A post-it note included with the collection notes these "snaps" are miscellaneous photos of crew/camps/places in the Pacific.

Stone, Robert L., 1921-2009

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