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| Caption | US Senator Morris Sheppard, Major General George Lynch, and Senator A. B. Chandler comparing M1941 Johnson rifles and the M1 Garand rifles, Washington, DC, United States, 29 May 1940 ww2dbase | ||||
| WW2-Era Location Name | Washington, United States | ||||
| Date | 29 May 1940 | ||||
| Photographer | Unknown | ||||
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| Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Library of Congress via Wikimedia Commons | ||||
| Link to Source | Link | ||||
| Identification Code | LC-DIG-hec-28755 | ||||
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| Photos on Same Day | 29 May 1940 | ||||
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| Added By | C. Peter Chen | ||||
| Photo Size | 3,600 x 2,894 pixels | ||||
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