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[Five young naval sailors in uniforms]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09554.15 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: 1929-1945 Pagination: 1 photograph : b&w ; 19.1 x 14.3 cm. Order a Copy

Five young naval sailors in uniforms pose together. Originally in a cardboard frame inscribed "N.T.C. Great Lakes".

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