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American servicemen playing cards

Image

US Marines play blackjack in a camp near Whangārei, circa 1943. These men are probably from the 3rd Marine Division, the bulk of which was stationed in camps around Auckland, Warkworth and Whangārei before heading to Solomon Islands in October 1943.

Credit

Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: 1/4-000388-F
Photographer: John Pascoe
Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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American servicemen playing cards, URL: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/american-servicemen-playing-cards, (Manatū Taonga — Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated