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M200s7v3_i2_1943
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Local Call Number
M200
Local Item Number
M200.7v3i2
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Sen. Mead talking to a group of African American soldiers as white infantrymen disembark from a troop ship in the background. The United States Military was completely segregated all throughout World War II. This photograph is part of a series detailing the 1943 official tour of allied war zones by five U.S. Senators: Ralph Owen Brewster (R-ME), Albert B Chandler (D-KY), Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. (R-MA), James M. Mead (D-NY), and Richard B. Russell (D-GA).
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Date
Digital Master Date
2004-06-10T12:00:00+00:00
Condition of Original
Medium of Original
Silver gelatin photoprint
Dimensions of Original (in cm. h x w): 20.5 x 25.4
Mounting Data
Mounted on paper
Digital Master Format
6612 x 7079
TIFF
600
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Location of Original
M200.7 Vol. 2
Digital Master Location
J:\Library\Departments\Archives\COMMON\images\Manuscript\M200 Brewster
Provenance
Case, Betsey Brewster; Brewster, Whittimore. October 1, 1995.
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Citation
“Segregation”, Local Call Number M200, Bowdoin College Archives, Brunswick, Maine
