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Printed black and white photograph of a Marine posing between an anti-aircraft gun and the rail…
Wilfred L'Esperance on USS Intrepid
Printed black and white photograph of a Marine posing between an anti-aircraft gun and the rail…
Printed black and white photograph of a Marine posing between an anti-aircraft gun and the railing of a ship

Wilfred L'Esperance on USS Intrepid

Object NamePhotograph
Historic Owner
Association
Dateca. 1968–1969
PeriodCold War; Vietnam War
MediumTIFF
ClassificationsCommunication Artifacts
Credit LineCollection of the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum. Gift of the wife of Wilfred G. L'Esperance. P2021.24.02
Object numberP2021.24.02
DescriptionPhotograph, Black and White; Personal vertical image of a Marine, Wilfred L'Esperance, in a U.S. Marine Corps dress uniform posing near a 5-inch anti-aircraft gun. One hand is one the gun and the other is on the gun tub railing. He is looking directly in the camera. The sea is calm behind him and a land mass is visible in the background. There is a white border around the image. The image has some vertical lines of overexposure.

Back has "M726801" printed in black ink.
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