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Shades of Long Beach - Soldier

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Shades of Long Beach - Soldier, 1898 (Internet Archive)
Shades of Long Beach - Soldier, 1898 (Internet Archive)
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Glen Baker wearing Spanish American War military uniform, photographed circa 1898 in Long Beach, California. Public-domain historical portrait.


Glen Baker appears in military uniform in this portrait made around 1898 in Long Beach, California. The photograph dates to the period of the Spanish American War.

The photographer's name was not recorded. Long Beach at this time was a small coastal settlement that would not be incorporated as a city until 1897.

The original photograph is held by the Internet Archive as part of material digitised through California Revealed, a statewide programme that makes holdings from California libraries, archives, museums and historical societies publicly available online.

Compiled from the catalogue record and reference notes on the formats and events involved. The archive record above is the primary source.


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