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• Parris Island, S.C., barrage balloon (LOC)

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  • Date taken: 1939
  • Date uploaded: 2008-01-08
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• Good man, good gun: a private of the armored forces does some practice shooting with a 30-calibre Browning machine gun, Fort Knox, Ky. The gun is mounted on a pedestal for anti-aircraft work (LOC)

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  • Date taken: 1939
  • Date uploaded: 2008-01-09
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• Marine Corps barrage balloons, Parris Island, S.C. (LOC)

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  • Date taken: 1939
  • Date uploaded: 2008-01-09
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