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Portrait of two African American brothers Charles Charlton (left) and George Charlton (right) in their sailor uniforms

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Caption on back: "Brothers Charles (left) and George Charlton of Beaumont, Texas, enlisted in the Navy together, were 'shipmates' in basic training at Great Lakes Training Station, Ill., schoolmates at service school, and have been advanced to quartermaster third class. They represent 30 per cent of the Charlton family in uniform. A third brother is a second lieutenant in the Army Air Force, while a fourth wears the R.O.T.C. uniform at Prairie View College.
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Photographs Gelatin Silver Prints Portrait Photographs
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United States. Navy
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1939 1945
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Military

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division. The New York Public Library

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Keywords

  1. African American Officers
  2. African American Sailors
  3. African American Soldiers
  4. African Americans
  5. Armed Forces
  6. Brothers
  7. Military Uniforms
  8. Navies
  9. Officers
  10. United States
  11. World War, 1939 1945

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