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Title
[United States Coast Guard]
Date Created and/or Issued
[1944]
Contributing Institution
California State Library
Collection
California History Section Picture Catalog
Rights Information
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Description
2008-2779
PHOTO: STATE BUILDINGS: PRINTING OFFICE: OPERATION TOY HORSE
Group picture of thirteen men and one officer of U.S. Coast Guard, standing in front of Governors Hall. Two automobiles parked behind.
Between the Sept. 1944 and April 1945, the U.S. Government contracted with the State of California, State Printing Office to number, cut and wrap Japanese military currency. This invasion currency consisted of sen and yen notes and was printed by Stecher-Traung Lithograph Company in San Francisco. Operation was known as Operation Toy Horse. In 1944, State Printing Office set up project to document operations with photographs, to be gathered into book form.
Also have negative: no. 29,007 (8 x 10 in.)
Removed from: Edward O. Strong Collection, 1922-1984.
Type
image
Format
Photographs.
Nonprojected graphic
Extent
1 photographic print ; 8 x 10 in.
Identifier
(C)001392060CSL01-Aleph
(DRA)VVW-5399
Subject
California. State Printing Office
United States. Coast Guard
World War, 1939-1945--War work--California--Sacramento--Photographs
Operation Toy Horse--Photographs
Military personnel--California--Sacramento
Sacramento (Calif.)--Photographs
Photographic prints
Group portraits
Place
California
Sacramento
Sacramento (Calif.)

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