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Crowds of French patriots line the Champs Elysees to view Allied tanks and half tracks pass through the Arc du Triomphe, after Paris was liberated on August 25, 1944 (LOC)
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- Date taken: 1939
- Date uploaded: 2008-01-09
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A young soldier of the armored forces holds and sights his Garand rifle like an old timer, Fort Knox, Ky. He likes the piece for its fine firing qualities and its rugged, dependable mechanism. Infantryman with halftrack (LOC)
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- 2 comments
- 32 favorites
- 39,148 views
- Date taken: 1939
- Date uploaded: 2008-01-09
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Infantryman with halftrack, a young soldier of the armed forces, holds and sights his Garand rifle like an old timer, Fort Knox, Ky. He likes the piece for its fine firing qualities and its rugged, dependable mechanism. (LOC)
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- 1 comment
- 39 favorites
- 37,512 views
- Date taken: 1939
- Date uploaded: 2008-01-09
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Halftrack infantryman with Garand rifle, Ft. Knox, Ky. (LOC)
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- 6 comments
- 28 favorites
- 34,495 views
- Date taken: 1939
- Date uploaded: 2008-01-09
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A young soldier of the armored forces holds and sights his Garand rifle like an old timer, Fort Knox, Ky. He likes the piece for its fine firing qualities and its rugged, dependable mechanism. Infantryman with halftrack (LOC)
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- 0 comments
- 24 favorites
- 33,970 views
- Date taken: 1939
- Date uploaded: 2008-01-09
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Halftrack infantryman with Garand rifle, Ft. Knox, Ky. (LOC)
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- 7 comments
- 37 favorites
- 32,212 views
- Date taken: 1939
- Date uploaded: 2008-01-09
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Infantryman with halftrack, a young soldier of the armed forces, holds and sights his Garand rifle like an old timer, Fort Knox, Ky. He likes the piece for its fine firing qualities and its rugged, dependable mechanism. (LOC)
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- 0 comments
- 18 favorites
- 29,275 views
- Date taken: 1939
- Date uploaded: 2008-01-09
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