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Robert M. Shaplen

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Informal portrait of correspondent Robert M. Shaplen taken during World War II when he reported on the Pacific Theater for "Newsweek" magazine.

Date Created:
circa 1940-1949

Publication Information

Date Created
circa 1940-1949

Physical Description

Format
Image
Dimensions
14 x 20 cm

Collection Information

Call Number
PH 6677.1

Copyright Information

Copyright Status
COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED
Unique ID
W013FGM
Legacy ID
WHi 86541

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American foreign correspondent, Robert M. Shaplen (center) with his father, Joseph Shaplen, also a foreign correspondent and his mother, Sonia Modell Shaplen.

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Robert Doyle as he reads and writes indoors. He is wearing a bracelet (perhaps an ID) on his right wrist, and is holding a cigarette. Another man sitting behind him.

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Group portrait of war correspondents at Port Moresby, New Guinea (present day Papua New Guinea). Robert Doyle is in the center.

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