U.S.M.C. in Pont Beudit, Haiti, photograph album, between 1915 and 1934
- Physical description
- 1 photograph album
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| Call number | Status |
|---|---|
| MSS PHOTO 0521 BOX 1 |
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Description
Contents/Summary
- Summary
- A photograph album bound in leather created by a member of the United States Marine Corps sometime during the US occupation of Haiti, between 1915 and 1934. The album contains a few photos of military activities, such as camps, a ship, the :first plane and avaitors in San Domingo", a shooting range, and captured "bandits," as well as photos of the countryside, people, and sights of Haiti and Hispaniola as a whole. Captions are written on most of the images.
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Bibliographic information
- Earliest possible date
- 1915
- Latest possible date
- 1934
- Access
- Open for research. Note that material must be requested at least 36 hours in advance of intended use.
- Cite as
- [identification of item], U.S.M.C. in Pont Beudit, Haiti, photograph album (Mss Photo 0521). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
- Terms
- While Special Collections is the owner of the physical item, permission to examine collection materials is not an authorization to publish. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Any transmission or reproduction beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the owners of rights, heir(s) or assigns. See: http://library.stanford.edu/spc/using-our-collections/permission-publish
- Source
- Purchase; 2014. Accession MSS 2016-027.
- Note
- The United States occupied Haiti beginning July 28, 1915, (when 330 US Marines landed at Port-au-Prince) and officially ending August 1, 1934, though the last maries didn't leave until August 15.
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