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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Soldiers sit on a small truck at the Southern Pacific Railroad depot. Two men sit on the truck with their feet up on the dashboard. Another man walks with his arms crossed at his chest at the left. At the right, there is a man with his back to the camera and a foot up. The depot is at the left and there are wooden structures in the background. A sign reads, "Western Union" at the right. Text from negative sleeve: 1195. San Luis Obispo, California, Sunday, March 8, 1942. About noon. 1. 2. The double film shows the S. P. R. R. station at San Luis Obispo, and the Bulletin Board at the end. 3. Mertie West, with our Buick in the rear, and behind that is the Army truck which brot [sic] the soldiers from the camp, four miles away, to the depot. 4. The soldiers fool with a little truck on the platform while waiting for their train. 5. The soldiers as they unloaded on the station platform. 5 films.
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Identifier
uclamss_1998_1195_002 ark:/21198/zz002hskd1
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Soldiers--American--California--San Luis Obispo Southern Pacific Railroad Company
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