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African American officer standing next to his wife and holding his baby son in his hands, Honolulu

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United States. Army. Signal Corps

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Caption on back: "Captain William Reid, a member of Headquarters Detachment, Schofield Barracks, greets his wife, and son, Robert, nine months old, after they arrived in Honolulu aboard the SS Lurline; They were among the second large group of Army dependents to arrive in the Hawaiian Islands; The Reids maintain permanent residence at 1827 Florida Avenue, N. W., Washington, D. C., 1-3-47.
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Photographs Gelatin Silver Prints
Created Date:
1947 01 03
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Keywords

  1. African American Families
  2. African American Soldiers
  3. African Americans
  4. Armed Forces
  5. Fathers And Sons
  6. Hawaii
  7. Honolulu (Hawaii)
  8. Military Officers
  9. United States

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