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Description
7 photographs of 2 United States Army officers with a Browning anti-aircraft .50 caliber gun at Fort MacArthur in San Pedro, Los Angeles, CA, 1935. "Subject: Anti Aircraft Gunnery at Ft. McArthur Client: Whittington Original print order: Use #1 11x14 with cloud Year: 1935 Job: 1-25-145" -- on envelope front. " 'Dick' Whittington Commercial Photographers, Los Angeles, Calif., Release of Photographs for Advertising and Publicity, I, S[er]g[ean]t David Broom, being years of age, hereby agree that any photographs posed for by me, for 'Dick' Whittington Commercial Photographers, for which I may or may not have received remuneration, may be used by 'Dick' Whittington or his clients for advertising or publicity purposes., Signature of Parent or Legal Guardian (State Relationship), Date, Address, Witness, Address, Date Signed: David Broom, Address, Fort MacArthur, Cal., Phone, 227" -- on photography release form front. "Gunner & Gun, com[an]d[in]g of .50 cal[iber], M[aster] G[unnery] S[er]g[ean]t D[avid] Broom Anti Aircraft, 600 shots per minute, effective range 5000 yards (Browning)" -- on photography release form back.
Type
image
Format
7 photographs: b&w, negative, 5x7 in. in envelope B/W Nitrate 5x7 in. photographs negatives
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