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View of a jeep, a hand-lettered sign affixed to its rear, with Americans and islanders looking on.

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Close-up shot of a young Philippine boy with his chicken.

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View of fourteen uniformed men pictured posing below the entrance to the Cocoanut Grove Optical Company.

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Photographs featuring the camp and other miscellaneous scenes, exact location uncertain.

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Views of the damage and ruins to buildings.

Content Description From the Item: Six sets of 333 photographs by unidentified persons, most likely relating to the amphibious invasion of Leyte (Oct-Dec 1944), under the command of General Douglas MacArthur. The first set: 37 images, 10 of which are duplicates, of an invasion of an unidentified island, possibly during the invasion of Leyte in 1944. The second set: 10 images taken in Manilla c. 1945. The third set: 131 images taken in Leyte in 1945. The 4th set: 100 images identified as being Leyte Island c. 1945 and the...

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View of men packing up and tearing down, preparing to leave the islands.

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View of the camp surrounded by razor wire.

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View of the exterior of the Cocoanut Grove Optical Company.

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Close-up view of the damage to a building.