[Photographs of Soldiers Enjoying Drinks]

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Four photographs of soldiers enjoying drinks. The photograph in the top left shows three men in button downs sitting around a white rectangular table. Each of the men hold up glasses. There are two full fruit dishes on the table in front of the men. The photograph on the top right shows four uniformed men sitting at a table getting drinks poured by a server. The table in front of them is set with plates, teacups and saucers and drinking glasses. Multiple servers stand behind the men along the back wall of the room. The photograph on the bottom left … continued below

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4 photographs : b&w

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Creator: Unknown. 1942~.

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National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Established in 1967, the Museum honors the 8 million Americans who served in WWII in the Pacific Theater by sharing their stories with the world. Located in Fredericksburg in the restored Nimitz "Steamboat" Hotel, the Museum partners with the Texas Historical Commission to preserve the historical resources of the era.

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Four photographs of soldiers enjoying drinks. The photograph in the top left shows three men in button downs sitting around a white rectangular table. Each of the men hold up glasses. There are two full fruit dishes on the table in front of the men. The photograph on the top right shows four uniformed men sitting at a table getting drinks poured by a server. The table in front of them is set with plates, teacups and saucers and drinking glasses. Multiple servers stand behind the men along the back wall of the room. The photograph on the bottom left shows six uniformed men raising their glasses in a toast around a small white table covered in food platters, silverware and drinking glasses. In the left corner is a potted plant on a small table or platform and on the right is a server entering the room through a beaded curtain. The photograph on the bottom right shows four uniformed men and a small boy waiting as two ladies behind a counter pour drinks from a pitcher into drinking glasses.

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4 photographs : b&w

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National Museum of the Pacific War Digital Archive

The Digital Archive presents digitized collections from the Center for Pacific War Studies collections at the National Museum of the Pacific War. Collections and material are continuously being added and represent only a small portion of the archives' physical holdings.

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  • 1942~

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  • March 25, 2024, 4:29 p.m.

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  • May 23, 2024, 12:46 p.m.

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[Photographs of Soldiers Enjoying Drinks], photograph, 1942~; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1661627/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation.

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