US soldiers in Guadalcanal
Title
US soldiers in Guadalcanal
Subject
US soldiers advancing in Guadalcanal
Description
U.S. Army in final drive on Guadalcanal. American soldiers, clad in the briefest clothing because of intense heat, blast away at the few remaining enemy positions left on Guadalcanal in the Solomons during the final offensive which led to liberation of the island. This is a 155 mm. Cannon
Creator
United States. Office of War Information
Source
Farm Security Administration - Office of War Information Photograph Collection (Library of Congress)
Publisher
Dr. C.C. and Mabel L. Criss Library
Date
between 1942 Aug. 7 and 1943 Feb. 8.
Contributor
Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division Washington, DC 20540 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Rights
US Library of Congress
Format
Actual size of negative is B (approximately 5 x 7 inches).
Files
Collection
Citation
United States. Office of War Information, “US soldiers in Guadalcanal,” UNO Digital Humanities Projects, accessed April 20, 2024, https://unodigitalhumanitiesprojects.omeka.net/items/show/19.