The Carl P. Eldred Collection contains
66 photographs, 36 of which have captions
written on the back. The most notable and
interesting are those of natives in Condega and
La Fundadora, and those depicting the coffee
farm Darailí, owned by longtime Liberal Moisés
González, strategically located in the middle of
the triangle formed by the towns of Palacagüina,
Condega, and Yalí. Other noteworthy photos
are those of British coffee plantation owner
Carlos Potter; the electric plant at Matagalpa;
and of Marines on the trail.
Photos are clustered
according to theme, starting with
photos of Marines in formation, in camp, and on patrol,
and moving to areas outside of Managua,
including Darailí, La Fundadora, Condega, and
Matagalpa.
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Photo MCRC-6.1.
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Marines in formation,
with band at left, probably at La
Loma in Managua. |
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Photo MCRC-6.2.
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 Marine
band in formation, probably at the Campo
de Marte in Managua. |
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Photo MCRC-6.3.
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Seated Marine. Caption on rear
reads: "Lt. Hudnall, USMC".
Appears to be somewhere in the field;
note what appears to be the discarded
iron or steel items in the background.
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Photo MCRC-6.4.
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Marine reposing with rifle. No
caption. |
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Photo MCRC-6.5.
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Marine posing in front of tent with
Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR), along
with the Lewis Machine Gun and grenade
launcher the deadliest weapon in the
Marine Corps & Guardia arsenal. No
caption. |
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Photo MCRC-6.6.
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Marine posing in front of tent with Krag
rifle. No caption. |
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Photo MCRC-6.7.
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Marine squad posing with firearms.
No caption. |
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Photo MCRC-6.8.
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Marine posing in front of tents.
No caption. |
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Photo MCRC-6.9.
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Marine in front of open door of
building. No caption. |
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Photo MCRC-6.10.
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Marine posing with Browning Automatic
Rifle. No caption. |
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