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[Two African American soldiers behind a fence with a supply truck]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09612.19 Author/Creator: Place Written: Germany Type: Photograph Date: 24 March 1961 Pagination: 1 photograph : b&w Height: 8.3 cm, Width: 11.4 cm Order a Copy

A photograph of two African American soldiers behind a fence with a supply truck in the background. There is a placard on the side of the truck that reads, "explosives." There is a date stamp on the back of the photo.

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