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unknown, fl. 1940 [Portrait of an African American military soldier, Army Corps of Engineers, 317th Division]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09720.09 Author/Creator: unknown, fl. 1940 Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: circa 1940 Pagination: 1 photograph : b&w Height: 13.7 cm, Width: 8.7 cm Order a Copy

One undated three quarter length portrait photograph of an African American military soldier. He is pictured in a uniform with Army Corps of Engineers insignia, which also identifies him as belonging to the 317th Division.

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