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Title
Pin-up girl Marjorie Main, western actress being hoisted on the soldiers of the 96th Division Deadeye troops, 1946
Date Created and/or Issued
February 3, 1946
1946-02-03
Publication Information
Los Angeles Times
Contributing Institution
UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection
Los Angeles Times Photographic Archives
Rights Information
US
UCLA Library Special Collections, A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library, Box 951575, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575. Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu. Phone: (310) 825-4988
Description
WELCOME HOME: Marjorie Main, pistol-packing western actress voted "pin-up girl" of 96th Division, is hoisted on the soldiers of the Deadeye troops as she welcomed Pacific battle veterans on their arrival yesterday at Los Angeles Harbor.
Type
image
Format
b&w negative
Identifier
uclalat_1429_b3222_39156
ark:/21198/zz0002v7g0
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Arrivals & departures--American--California--Los Angeles
People
Pinup art--United States
Motion picture actors and actresses--California--Los Angeles
World War, 1939-1945--Anecdotes
Culture
Main, Marjorie, 1890-1975
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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