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80-G-K-321 Kolombangara Island, Solomons

Kolombangara Island, Solomons
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Title: Kolombangara Island, Solomons
Caption: "Quaker" 5" coast defense gun, made from a palm log by the island's Japanese defenders, prior to its capture by allied forces. From the air it looks very realistic. Location overlooks Kula Gulf. Photographed 7 December 1943.
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Catalog #: 80-G-K-321
Copyright Owner: National Archives
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Original Date: Tue, Dec 07, 1943
After this Year: 1939
Before this Year: 1945
Original Medium: BW Photo
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