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A black and white photo of a large airplane. Office of War Information Photograph

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Photographed by Alfred Palmer or Pat Terry.

Title and other information from print in lot.

Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944.

More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsaowi

Temp. note: owibatch1

Film copy on SIS roll 10, frame 648.

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south carolina beaufort county parris island nitrate negatives lot 1822 alfred t palmer pat terry states marine units barrage balloon ultra high resolution high resolution office of war information farm security administration united states history balloon library of congress
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01/01/1942
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beaufort county
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Library of Congress
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No known restrictions. For information, see U.S. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Black & White Photographs http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/071_fsab.html

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south carolina beaufort county parris island nitrate negatives lot 1822 alfred t palmer pat terry states marine units barrage balloon ultra high resolution high resolution office of war information farm security administration united states history balloon library of congress