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[Photograph of Fleet Berthing Facilities, Orange, Texas]

Description: Photograph of a fleet berthing facility near Orange, Texas. There is a large pier with several large boats on top and behind it. In the center of the peer is a large tower with cables. In the background is a tree-covered hill and in the foreground is a stretch of water. Typed across the bottom right hand corner is, "Brown and Root Inc. Contract NOy 13243, Fleet Berthing Facilities, Orange/Texas, View of Pier 1 From Pier 2, 8/2/46, NO 64".
Date: August 2, 1946

[Negotiating the surrender of Mili Atoll with the Japanese]

Description: Photograph of U.S. and Japanese officers negotiating the surrender of Mili Atoll, Marshalls on board the USS Levy. U.S. officers from left to right: Commander H.E. Cross; Capt. H.B. Grow, Commander W.C. Burkhard, Lt. P.S. Breck Jr., and Commander C.G. Olson. The Japanese officer on the right is Navy Capt. Masanori Shiga.
Date: August 22, 1945

[Tugboat Baddacock]

Description: Photograph of the tugboat, Baddacock, at the dock of National Shipbuilding in Orange, Texas.
Date: August 27, 1920

[Hanging Tree - Orange, Texas]

Description: Sepia photograph picturing a lynching in the "hanging tree" at Fifth and Front Street in Orange, Texas in 1888. Across the street is a saloon. Many spectators are watching, including children. A steam engine is standing by in the background.
Date: August 18, 1888
Location: 30.091055 -93.734224
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