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Parris Island, South Carolina. A glider plane being towed over a field at the U.S. Marine Corps glider detachment training camp

Parris Island, South Carolina. A glider plane being towed over a a field at the U.S. Marine Corps glider detachment training camp

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Parris Island, South Carolina. U.S. Marine Corps glider detachment training camp. Marine glider planes in flight

Parris Island, South Carolina. A glider plane being towed over a field at the U.S. Marine Corps glider detachment training camp

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Picryl description: Public domain photograph of workers, war production, aircraft, airfield, the 1930s -1940s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

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south carolina beaufort county parris island nitrate negatives parris island historical parris island glider plane glider plane field marine corps detachment marine corps glider detachment camp aviators american history farm security administration us marine corps united states history library of congress
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01/01/1942
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Palmer, Alfred T., photographer
Terry, Pat, photographer
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Parris Island (historical) ,  32.32806, -80.69148
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Library of Congress
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No known restrictions. For information, see U.S. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Black & White Photographs http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/071_fsab.html

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south carolina beaufort county parris island nitrate negatives parris island historical parris island glider plane glider plane field marine corps detachment marine corps glider detachment camp aviators american history farm security administration us marine corps united states history library of congress