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Yawning Bow

The bow of a landing craft is opening up
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Description: Painting, Watercolor on Paper; by Reginald Marsh; 1944; Unframed Dimensions 23H X 31W
Accession #: 88-159-HY as a Gift of Abbott Laboratories
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Many times this type of bow has yawned at the foe during an amphibious landing. The great bow doors have swung open and the ramp over which men and vehicles pass partly lowered.

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