Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. When a husky leatherneck throws his weight on a line, things come his way. A member of a marine balloon barrage unit in training at Parris Island, South Carolina helps to ground one of the big bags that the Corps has added to its kit of fighting tools
Summary
Public domain photograph of 1930s-1940s US industrial development, Second World War, US war production, indusry, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Tags
south carolina
beaufort county
parris island
safety film negatives
parris island historical
parris
island
marine
corps
barrage
balloons
marine corps barrage balloons
leatherneck
weight
line
things
way
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marine balloon barrage unit
ground
ground one
bags
kit
tools
aviators
american history
us marine corps
united states history
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library of congress
Date
01/01/1942
Contributors
Palmer, Alfred T., photographer
United States. Office of War Information.
Location
Parris Island (historical)
,
32.32806, -80.69148
Source
Library of Congress
Link
Copyright info
Public Domain