Name/Title
Album, PhotographEntry/Object ID
2021.099.0015.19Description
This is a scrapbook/photo album of World War II news wire photos and news text of the war in the Pacific. It features some graphic photos of prisoners of war and soldiers wounded or killed in action. None of the photos will be uploaded to our online archive and will only be available on the Museum's computers.
The photos will be accessioned individually along with the original text supplied with the photo where it is still intact.
This page shows two photos. One shows a beachead on Tarawa Island with Marines taking a well deserved rest. The second photo shows a large group of Marines on the beach at Tarawa Island before moving to take the rest of the island.Collection
Benicia Historical Museum Collection
