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unknown, fl. 1920-1947; [Portrait of a Japanese-American man wearing a gas mask]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09860.027 Author/Creator: unknown, fl. 1920-1947; Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: circa 1920-1947 Pagination: 1 photograph Order a Copy

One undated black-and-white photograph of a Japanese-American man wearing a gas mask. Seen in the distance is a group of men. Noted on the reverse side is the text, "Me." (see GLC09860.028 for similar group portrait)

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