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An African American U.S. sailor shows his camera to a French Navy (Marine Nationale) sailor, while another French sailor shares a light with an unidentified man in the background. A quiet WWII moment of cross‑national camaraderie captured in Philadelphia.

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Photographer: John W. Mosley
Date: 1940s
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Collection: John W. Mosley Photograph Collection
Repository: Charles L. Blockson Afro‑American Collection, Temple University Libraries

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