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Burton, James (fl. ca.1939-1945) "One of the machine guns in the roughrider's trenches."

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07002.48 Author/Creator: Burton, James (fl. ca.1939-1945) Place Written: Cuba Type: Photograph Date: 1898 ca. Pagination: 1 albumen ; 12.1 x 17.3 cm. Order a Copy

Title from inscription on verso. Image shows six men in a trench, all facing away from the camera. Machine gun visible beside second man from right. Ink and white paint have been applied to lower left corner of image.

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Burton, James, fl. 1898

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