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Photo MCRC-4.1.
Foot patrol down stream.
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Another spontaneous, candid shot of what
looks like pretty miserable duty.
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Photo MCRC-4.2.
Foot patrol approaching
settlement.
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Patrol approaching a building atop a
hill, somewhere near the Honduran
border. No caption or date.
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Photo MCRC-4.3.
Marines resting on a log along a
trail.
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On break along a trail. Looks like
lunch. No caption or date. |
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Photo MCRC-4.4.
Patrol marching through open
forest.
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Armed foot patrol of some 25 men,
apparently a mix of Marines and
Voluntarios being led by two mounted
guides. No caption or date. |
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Photo MCRC-4.5.
Segovian village.
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Cluster of houses nestled in a small
valley, with natives visible under the
roof of the house on the far left.
No caption or date. |
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Photo MCRC-4.6.
Three Marines in camp.
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Three Marines in what looks like the
morning after a night sleeping in the
field, with the man at right cradling
the muzzle of a Thompson sub-machine
gun. No caption or date. |
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Photo MCRC-4.7.
Betty the deer, mascot of 50th
Company in Somoto.
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Caption: "'Betty' Mascot of
50th Company, Somoto, Nic. Aug.
15, 1928".
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Photo MCRC-4.8.
Gathering of citizens and
Marines in Somoto.
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No caption or date. Appears to be
a gathering of civilian men & boys in
Somoto, with what looks like Capt.
Stockes in the center. Image seems
emblematic of Stockes' efforts to get to
know and gain the trust of local
inhabitants.
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Photo MCRC-4.9.
Marine barracks, Somoto, 1
October 1928.
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"Marine Barracks, Somoto, Nic.
Capt. Geo. H. Stockes, Commd'g
October 1, 1928". A brilliant
photograph.
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Photo MCRC-4.10.
Panoramic view of Somoto Valley.
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"View of Somoto, Nicaragua.
Captain Geo. H. Stockes, Comd'g, Aug.
20, 1928". Another brilliant
photograph, with the town of Somoto
nestled in Somoto Valley, and Somoto
Mountain looming in the background.
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Photo MCRC-4.11.
Mounted patrol with Capt.
Stockes and Lts. McHenry & Shaw,
August 1928.
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"X - me. Lieut. McHenry and Lieut.
Shaw on right and left. Somoto,
Nicaragua, August 20, 1928."
Marines posing on horseback next to the
town square; another terrific photo
despite being a bit overexposed in the
center.
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Photo MCRC-4.13.
Three Marine officers, three
civilians, one Voluntario jefe,
in Somoto, 21 August 1928.
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No caption for this photo of eight men
taken in Somoto on 21 August 1928.
But comparing the faces here to the men
in the photo above, we can identify at
least the three US Marines:
Captain George F. Stockes (front row,
center) and Capt. Graves Erskine (back
row, right) and Capt. Austin (back row,
center). The man in the front row,
second from right looks like a
Voluntario jefe, perhaps Augusto J.
Caldera.
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Capt. Austin |
Capt. Graves Erskine |
Capt. George F. Stockes |
Gen. Augusto J. Caldera? |
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Unknown |
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Unknown |
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Photo MCRC-4.14.
Mounted Voluntarios in
formation.
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What appears to be a formation of
mounted Voluntarios, perhaps in Somoto.
No caption, no date.
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Photo MCRC-4.15.
 Lt.
Neal (USMC), Col. Cordero
(Vol.), Gen. Caldera (Vol.),
Capt. Stockes (USMC) & Capt.
Espinosa (Vol).
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Caption on rear: "Lt. Neal,
G.N. / Col. Cordero, Vol.
/ Gen. Caldera, Vol. /
Capt. Stockes, USMC. / Capt.
Espinosa, Vol."
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Lt. Neal, G.N. |
Col. Cordero, Vol. |
Gen. Caldera, Vol. |
Capt. Stockes, USMC |
Capt. Espinosa, Vol. |
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