Soldier holding the U.S. Army's new Garand rifle, on display as part of National Defense week, Los Angeles, February 1940

Title: Soldier holding the U.S. Army's new Garand rifle, on display as part of National Defense week, Los Angeles, February 1940
Date Created: February 1940
Publisher: Los Angeles Daily News
Language: No linguistic content
Collection: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Description: Soldier holding the U.S. Army's new Garand rifle, called the “deadliest and most efficient rifle in the world.” The Garand rifle went on display in Los Angeles as part of National Defense week. The rifle, which fires 54 rounds per minute compared to its predecessor’s 10 rounds per minute, is named after its inventor, John C. Garand.
Caption: Handwritten annotation from nitrate negative: US Army - New Gerand Rifle
Text from original nitrate sleeve: US - Army - new Gerand [sic] rifles

Genre: news photographs
cellulose nitrate film
Subjects: Rifles
War
Exhibitions--California--Los Angeles
Garand rifle
Events
Military personnel--American--California--Los Angeles
Names: United States. Army
Location: Los Angeles (Calif.)
Resource type: still image

Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
Local identifier: uclamss_1387_22912-04
22912
ARK: ark:/21198/zz002805vr
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Rights Country: US
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