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Joe DiMaggio and "Doc" Marcus Visit the Fort Lewis, Washington Commissary

2014-267
Accession Number
2014-267
6.6x 4.25 inches
Black & White
Related Collection
HST Keywords
Marcus, Doc; Military Bases - Fort Lewis, Washington
People Pictured
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Description

Former New York Yankee baseball player Joe DiMaggio (third from right) and jazz musician "Doc" Marcus (second from right) chat with unidentified workers in the Fort Lewis, Washington commissary during their visit to the post. DiMaggio and Marcus were making a tour as representatives of the V.H. Monette Company, which supplied merchandise to United States military exchanges around the world and were guests of Major General Louis W. Truman. All others in photo are unidentified.

Date(s)
ca.
1959