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[Photograph negative of destruction]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC10047.02.618 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph negative Date: circa 1942 Pagination: 1 photograph negative Order a Copy

One photograph negative of destruction dated circa 1942. Features a large pile of rubble and a partially destroyed building. A man in military uniform is posing in front of the destruction.

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