Picture No | 12041442 |
Date | 1914 |
Description | U.S. Marines from naval ship 'Florida' Occupy Post Office |
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U.S. Marines from the naval ship 'Florida' occupy the post office in Veracruz. This was part of the operation to occupy Veracruz by the US navy in response to the Tampico Affair, where U.S. sailors were forcibly detained at the port of Tampico.
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Source | Photograph in 'L'Illustration', 9 May 1914, page 397 |
Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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