[Soldiers Pose for a Funny Picture]

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A funny group photograph of soldiers. In the bottom row from left to right there is a man standing profile while holding a cigar in one hand and a wine bottle in the other. Next to him is a man in a white-t-shirt holds three bottles of liquor in one arm and examines a bottle held in his other hand. Next is a man smiling and looking down while someone behind him holds a lightbulb over his head. Then a man holding a spoon next to another man in a white t-shirt holding a drinking glass. In the back top … continued below

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Creator: Unknown. May 24, 1943.

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National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Established in 1967, the Museum honors the 8 million Americans who served in WWII in the Pacific Theater by sharing their stories with the world. Located in Fredericksburg in the restored Nimitz "Steamboat" Hotel, the Museum partners with the Texas Historical Commission to preserve the historical resources of the era.

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A funny group photograph of soldiers. In the bottom row from left to right there is a man standing profile while holding a cigar in one hand and a wine bottle in the other. Next to him is a man in a white-t-shirt holds three bottles of liquor in one arm and examines a bottle held in his other hand. Next is a man smiling and looking down while someone behind him holds a lightbulb over his head. Then a man holding a spoon next to another man in a white t-shirt holding a drinking glass. In the back top left is Ralph Sprinkle holding onto a wood support column. Then there is a man wearing a wide grin with another man holding up a bottle behind his head like he's going to hit him. The next man is almost completely blocked from view but looks straight into the camera. The next man has his hand sticking out pointing to the left and over his shoulder another man is looking straight into the camera. The men that are not wearing white t-shirts wear light-colored long-sleeve collared shirts.

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Handwritten on the reverse: "May 24 43".

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National Museum of the Pacific War Digital Archive

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  • May 24, 1943

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[Soldiers Pose for a Funny Picture], photograph, May 24, 1943; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1661823/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation.

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