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Caption | Aerial view of the under-construction seaplane base at Sand Island, Midway Atoll, 1941 ww2dbase | ||||
WW2-Era Location Name | Midway, US Pacific Islands | ||||
Date | 1941 | ||||
Photographer | Unknown | ||||
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Source | ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives | ||||
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Licensing | Public Domain. According to the US National Archives, as of 21 Jul 2010: Please contact us regarding any inaccuracies with the above information. Thank you. |
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Added By | C. Peter Chen | ||||
Photo Size | 773 x 585 pixels |
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