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Printed color photograph of two Marines posing next to an anti-aircraft gun on a ship
Two Marines
Printed color photograph of two Marines posing next to an anti-aircraft gun on a ship
Printed color photograph of two Marines posing next to an anti-aircraft gun on a ship

Two Marines

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. P2021.24.03
Object numberP2021.24.03
DescriptionPhotograph, Color; Personal vertical image of two Marines posing next to a 5-inch anti-aircraft gun on board USS Intrepid. Both men are wearing U.S. Marine Corps dress uniforms. The man closest to the anti-aircraft gun, Wilfred L'Esperance, is wearing a white hat. The man next to him is leaning on the ship's railing. Both men have light skin. The sea behind them is calm and there are mountain visible in the background. There is a white border around the image.

Back reads "Me & Rick" handwritten in blue ink.
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