The Snapshots in Time Collection
Two Soldiers Seated on Barrel of Coastal Defense Gun, Harbor Defenses of Manila Bay, Philippines, c. 1930s
Two soldiers share a lighthearted moment astride the barrel of a coastal defense gun at a harbor defense battery near Manila. Informal photographs like this reveal the camaraderie of Coast Artillery Corps gun crews who maintained the Philippines' seacoast defenses in the years before World War II. Project: 218617