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U.S.M.C. Private first class William E. PLOCHARSKI COLLECTION, p. 3
 
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   This is the third webpage of photographs from the collection of Private First Class William Edward Plocharski / Planter of the US Marine Corps, who took these photos during his deployment in Las Segovias, Nicaragua, over a period of two years, from January 1928 to December 1929.

     The larger photos were scanned in high resolution (600 dpi).  The smaller photos (of individual pages of the photo album) were taken at lower resolution but show the captions, and for that reason are included here.  For a full high-resolution image of each photo, click on the thumbnail image on the right-hand side of each Photo ID banner.   

     This collection has never been published anywhere else.  I first learned of it in January 2018 thanks to the kind courtesy of Private Plocharski's (Mr. Planter's) daughter, Patricia Barrow of Houston, Texas. I thank Patricia Barrow and her family for their generosity in making these photographs available and permitting their publication here. 

Photo ID:  Readers - Plocharski - P3.01   •   Marine shaking hands with mounted man in La Trinidad

Caption:  "Trinidad Nic."

La Trinidad lay just south of Estelí. It appears that the mounted Nicaraguan is wearing sunglasses.


Photo ID:  Readers - Plocharski - P3.02   •   Marine Corps camp outside Apalí

Caption:  "Jan. 12 1929 Apali Nic."


Photo ID:  Readers - Plocharski - P3.03   •   Dead man lying next to footpath

Caption:  "Fin hombre."


Photo ID:  Readers - Plocharski - P3.04    •   Woman washing clothes in river near Ocotal

Caption:  "Washwoman at Ocotal"


Photo ID:  Readers - Plocharski - P3.05    •   Flurry of USMC activity in San Albino

Caption:  "San Albino Nic."


Photo ID:  Readers - Plocharski - P3.06   •    Marines posing outside headquarters, Matagalpa

Caption:  "Matagalpa Nic. Dec. 23 1928." 

Note the sign above the doorway:  "8th CO 5th RGT" (8th Company, 5th Regiment)


Photo ID:  Readers - Plocharski - P3.07    •   Marines in Dipilto

Caption:  "Dipilto Nic."  (just north of Ocotal)


Photo ID:  Readers - Plocharski - P3.08   •   Main St. in Matagalpa

 

Caption:  "Matagalpa Nic.  MAIN STREET"

 


Photo ID:  Readers - Plocharski - P3.09   •   Marine column leaving Ocotal

 

Caption:  "Leaving Ocotal"

 


Photo ID:  Readers - Plocharski - P3.10   •   Silhouette of two Marine privates playing war

 

Caption:  "Pvt. Bulger and Brott"

 

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