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African American recruits in sailor uniforms walking in rows and passing in review before Lieutenant Commander Daniel W. Armstrong

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@ Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division. The New York Public Library

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Caption on back: "September 9, 1942 / Converted from civilians into trim, military sailors in a few weeks, this company of Negro recruits passes in review before Lieutenant Commander Daniel W. Armstrong, commanding officer of Camp Robert Smalls, home of the all-Negro regiment here at the U.S. Naval Training Station.
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Photographs Gelatin Silver Prints
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United States. Navy
Created Date:
1942 09 09
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Military

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division. The New York Public Library

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The New York Public Library

Keywords

  1. African American Sailors
  2. African American Soldiers
  3. African Americans
  4. Armed Forces
  5. Military Parades & Ceremonies
  6. Military Training
  7. Military Training Camps
  8. Military Uniforms
  9. Naval Training Center Great Lakes (Ill.)
  10. United States
  11. World War, 1939 1945

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