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Photograph of James Lane firing a gun on the deck of the USS Indianapolis

July 1942

Pacific Ocean

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A black-and-white photograph of James Lane and ten other crewmembers on the deck of the USS Indianapolis, firing a gun, with guns pointing to the right. Two officers are standing behind the crewmembers. Handwritten in black ink above Lane is "James" with an arrow.

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Catalog reference: 2010.66.104

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