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A black and white photo of a group of people eating. Office of War Information Photograph

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Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches).

Image source: U.S. Navy.

Title and other information from caption card.

Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944.

More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsaowi

Film copy on SIS roll 41, frame 620.

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hawaii honolulu county pearl harbor nitrate negatives united states office of war information photo service workers ultra high resolution high resolution office of war information farm security administration navy us navy united states history home front wwii great depression world war 2 library of congress wwii photographs
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01/01/1943
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hawaii honolulu county pearl harbor nitrate negatives united states office of war information photo service workers ultra high resolution high resolution office of war information farm security administration navy us navy united states history home front wwii great depression world war 2 library of congress wwii photographs