Thirty Marines row across a lake in 3 rafts during a training exercise, Camp Pendleton, circa 1943

Title: Thirty Marines row across a lake in 3 rafts during a training exercise, Camp Pendleton, circa 1943
Date Created: [circa 1943]
Publisher: Los Angeles Times
Language: No linguistic content
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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Description: The camera looks across a lake at Camp Pendleton that stretches back on an angle to the left. At center, three rafts, occupied by 10 Marines each, sail across the water. They form a line as they sail to the right. The Marines in the boats hold oars to row and sit with their bayonets slung across their backs. All wear their combat uniforms and some even sport camouflage. Their convoy travels nearer to the far bank. A low hill rises from the far bank in the distance at right.
A similar photograph of Marines using a rubber boat is captioned, "FIRST LEG--Marines use rubber boats to cross lake in first leg of tough combat conditioning course, much as they would make landing before land fighting began," Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 1943: B
Likely related to the article, "MARINES TRAINING FOR DEADLIER WAR: Dirtiest Fighting Tactics of Japs Improved on by Picked Men Schooled on Toughest Course," Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 1943: A
For other photographs of the Marine training, see images with Photo IDs, uclamss_1429_15068 through uclamss_1429_15073
Similar photographs of this Marine training appear in the photo spread, "Camp Pendleton Makes Its Marines Tough," Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 1943: B
Caption: Handwritten on negative: 28
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Genre: cellulose nitrate film
news photographs
Subjects: Camouflage (Military science)
Rafts--American--California--Camp Pendleton
Military training--California--Camp Pendleton
Marines (Military personnel)--American--California--Camp Pendleton
Lakes & ponds--California--Camp Pendleton
Camp Pendleton (Calif.)
Location: Camp Pendleton (Calif.)
Resource type: still image

Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
Local identifier: uclamss_1429_15068
ARK: ark:/21198/zz002j8s4g
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Rights statement: copyrighted
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Rights Country: US
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Funding Note: Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
Access to this collection is generously supported by Haynes Foundation funds.
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