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(AFRICAN AMERICANA—

WORLD WAR II)

Mostly World War II-era military album with

more than 160 photographs of African

American servicemen who are shown in various

locations (none of them identified), as well as

images of their families and friends. Includes

photographs of new recruits, life in the barracks,

rifle and cannon drills, parades, men working

out, office tasks, and recreational activities; many

pictures appear to have been taken in Polynesia

and a couple show a barracks with signage

reading “Lloyds of Harlem.” Silver prints,

various sizes from 2x3 to 6

1

/

2

x4 inches (5.1x7.6

to 16.5x10.2 cm.). Small folio, leatherette,

backstrip worn. 1942-48

[600/900]

143

(BOURKE-WHITE, MARGARET) (1904-1971)

The Liberation of Buchenwald. Ferrotyped silver print, 6

3

/

4

x9

1

/

2

inches (17.1x24.1 cm.), with hand

stamps, a newspaper clipping, and notations, in ink, on verso. 1945; printed circa 1973

[5,000/7,500]

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