Null Press photographs mainly on the Pacific War, Asia, Japan, China, the United…
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Press photographs mainly on the Pacific War, Asia, Japan, China, the United States and miscellaneous. Set of around fifty prints, mostly silver, prints and reproductions. Circa 1940-50. On verso of some prints, captions (eg: war in the Pacific, four american submarines deliver allied prisoners, japanese prisoners at Burma, japanese tanks in action amidst japanese troops, japanese artillery prepares victorious assaults by japanese forces, a combined attack by Japanese infantry and tanks, Japanese troops disembarking at night, Japanese soldiers in the 'information' group, the Far East war, the death armband, the Front mascot, ammunition supplies, Japanese prisoners, the Japanese dentist, .......) and/or cachet. Various states and formats.

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Press photographs mainly on the Pacific War, Asia, Japan, China, the United States and miscellaneous. Set of around fifty prints, mostly silver, prints and reproductions. Circa 1940-50. On verso of some prints, captions (eg: war in the Pacific, four american submarines deliver allied prisoners, japanese prisoners at Burma, japanese tanks in action amidst japanese troops, japanese artillery prepares victorious assaults by japanese forces, a combined attack by Japanese infantry and tanks, Japanese troops disembarking at night, Japanese soldiers in the 'information' group, the Far East war, the death armband, the Front mascot, ammunition supplies, Japanese prisoners, the Japanese dentist, .......) and/or cachet. Various states and formats.

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