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Sleeping quarters in the Marine Barracks in 1850.
Photographer: Sandra Hughes
Taken: September 13, 2012
Caption: Sleeping quarters in the Marine Barracks in 1850.
Additional Description: The Marine Corps enforced law and provided security for the yard. Over the years the detachment varied from 15 marines to its World War II strength of 600 marines.
Submitted: October 7, 2012, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA.
Database Locator Identification Number: p222705
File Size: 0.233 Megabytes

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