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unknown, fl. 1940; [Photograph of an African American soldier in a 1st armored division uniform]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09720.05 Author/Creator: unknown, fl. 1940; Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: circa 1940 Pagination: 1 photograph ; hand-colored; 25.2 x 20 cm. Order a Copy

One undated photograph of an African American soldier. His uniform is for the United States Army 1st Armored Division. Parts of his uniform have been hand-colored.

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