This is the homepage
for
over 1,000 photos & other visual images from Archives II,
the US National Archives in College Park, MD.
A navigational index to the USNA2 Photo Pages
appears in the box above and on the top & bottom
of every USNA2-Photos page. (Right:
entrance to Archives II, photo by the author)
These USNA2 Photo Pages house four main
collections:
1.
Mjr. Bloor on the Civil War, March 1927, 30
photos, pp. 1-3.
2.
Misc. Images from RG165, ca. 30 photos, p. 4.
3.
Nov. 1928 Elections, US State Dept, 179 photos,
pp. 5-22.
4.
RG127, US Marine Corps, 1,000 photos, pp.
22-125.
A detailed
& hyperlinked inventory of the contents of each
of these pages appears
below:
Page
1
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US Major A. W. Bloor on the Nicaraguan Civil War,
March 1927,
Part 1 |
Truck load of wounded coming to Managua
from Matagalpa General Vidaurre,
second in command under Gen. Rivers
Delgadillo with his officers at Las
Banderas Machine gun group of Gen.
Vidaurre's forces Gen. Vidaurre,
second in command of Gen. Rivers
Delgadillo Forces of Gen. Rivers
Delgadillo on march between Las Banderas
and Teustepe Gen. Rivers Delgadillo
Major Bloor, Gen. Rivers Delgadillo,
Major Rodriguez & three officers of Gen.
Delgadillo Some of Gen. Rivers
Delgadillo's forces at rest Advance
guard of Gen. Rivers Delgadillo's forces
at Teustepe Soldier of Gen. Noguera
Gσmez's in foxhole
(10
photos)
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US Major A. W. Bloor on the Nicaraguan Civil War,
March 27, Part 2 |
Position in front line of Noguera
Gσmez's
forces Stone breastworks at Noguera
Gσmez's
position Stone breastworks at Noguera
Gσmez's
position Machine gun position of Noguera
Gσmez's
forces Machine gun position of Noguera
Gσmez's
forces Small field piece in position
with forces of Noguera
Gσmez
Small field piece in position with
forces of Noguera
Gσmez
Camp of Noguera
Gσmez
Gen Noguera
Gσmez
with aides Gen. Mayorga with aides
(10
photos)
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3
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US
Major A. W. Bloor on the Nicaraguan Civil War,
March 27, Part 3 |
General Aviles, under Gen. Noguera Gσmez,
with officers Headquarters of Gen. Noguera
Gσmez
Field telegraph & telephone office
of Noguera Gσmez
Female cooks accompanying Noguera
Gσmez's forces Female soldier with
Noguera Gσmez's forces Ox-cart
transportation of Noguera Gσmez Pack
ox used to carry supplies from Boaco to
Noguera Gσmez'
forces Pack ox Pack mule, showing
type of aparejo used Pack
mule & street scene in Boaco
(10 photos)
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Page
4
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Potpourri
of Images from Record Group 165, Entry
77, Military Intelligence, 1922-44 |
Lt. Abelardo Cuadra additional images
forthcoming
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Page
5
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November
1928 Elections, US State Department
Photo Collection, Bunch 1 |
1. President Adolfo Dνaz of Nicaragua.
2. Hon. Charles C. Eberhardt, American
Minister to Nicaragua. 3. Brigadier
General Frank R. McCoy, Chairman of the
American Electoral Mission in Nicaragua
and President, National Board of
Elections. 4. Rear Admiral David F.
Sellers, USN, Commander Special Service
Squadron, and Brigadier General Logan
Feland, USMC, Commanding 2nd Brigade.
5. Brigadier General Elias R. Beadle
(Lieut. Col. USMC), Jefe Director,
Guardia Nacional de Nicaragua. 6.
General Josι Marνa Moncada,
President-Elect of Nicaragua. 7. Don
Adolfo Bernard, Conservative Candidate
for President of Nicaragua, 1928. 8.
General Emiliano Chamorro, Ex-president
of Nicaragua. 9. The National Board of
Elections, Managua, Nicaragua: Dr. Ramon
Castillo C., Conservative political
member; Brig. Gen. Frank R. McCoy, USA,
President; Dr. Manuel Cordero Reyes,
Liberal political member. 10. Colonel
Francis LeJ. Parker, USA, Vice Chairman,
American Electoral Mission and Vice
President, National Board of Elections.
(10 photos)
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Page
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November
1928 Elections, US State Department
Photo Collection, Bunch 2 |
11. Major Gary I. Crockett, USA,
Secretary, National Board of Elections.
12. Dr. Harold W. Dodds, adviser to
Chairman, American Electoral Mission.
13. Hon. George K. Pond, adviser to
Chairman, American Electoral Mission.
14. Colonel Arthur S. Brown, JAGD, USA,
advisor to Chairman, American Electoral
Mission. 15. Lieut. Col. Gordon
Johnston, USA, adviser to Chairman,
American Electoral Mission. 16. Major
Cassine M. Dowell, USA, Executive
Officer, American Electoral Mission.
17. Major Felix Promaruelli, USA,
Assistant Executive Officer and in
charge Information Section, American
Electoral Mission. 18. First Lieut.
Henry W. Isabell, USA, Adjutant,
American Electoral Mission. 19. First
Lieut. Frank F. Fulton, FD, USA, Finance
Officer. 20. Campo de Marte - the
President's Palace, Managua.
(10 photos)
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Page
7
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November
1928 Elections, US State Department
Photo Collection, Bunch 3 |
21. The National Palace, Managua. 22.
The Ayuntamiento (City Hall), Managua.
23. The Managua Club. 24. A Native
House, Managua.
25. A Nicaraguan
Family (photo missing). 26. The Laundry, Managua
(photo missing).
27. La Loma Fortress, overlooking
Managua (photo missing). 28. Office of the Chairman,
American Electoral Mission (photo
missing). 29. Marine
Camp, Tipitapa. 30. Marine Hospital,
Managua.
(6 photos)
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Page
8
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November
1928 Elections, US State Department
Photo Collection, Bunch 4 |
31. National Board of Elections,
Secretariat and Advisers. 32. Managua,
from La Loma. 33. Coffee Finca, "La
Luz," near Managua. 34. Banco Nacional
de Nicaragua. 35. Conservative
National Headquarters, Managua. 36.
Liberal National Headquarters, Managua.
37. Grand Hotel Lupone, Managua. 38.
Entry, American Legation, Managua. 39.
A Street, Managua. 40. Residents of
General Chamorro, Managua.
(10 photos)
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Page
9
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November
1928 Elections, US State Department
Photo Collection, Bunch 5 |
41. Minister Eberhardt and Dr. Dana
Munro, Counselor, in courtyard of
American Legation, Managua. 42. Marine
Corps Amphibian Plane, at Managua Air
Field (used principally on Atlantic
coast). 43. Don Adolfo Benard at
Corinto enroute from Europe and United
States. 44. Conservatives at Corinto
await Benard's landing. Special train in
background. 45. Benard greets friends
at Corinto. 46. Governor Somoza of
Leσn and Don Adolfo Benard at Corinto.
47. Crowd at hotel, Corinto, to welcome
Benard. 48. Locomotive on Benard Sugar
Estate, Chichigalpa. 49. Benard
special train at Chinandega. 50. Crowd
to see Benard, enroute to Managua.
(10 photos)
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Page
10
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November
1928 Elections, US State Department
Photo Collection, Bunch 6 |
51. President Dνaz (caricature). 52.
Minister Eberhardt (caricature). 53.
General McCoy (caricature). 54.
General Feland (caricature). 55.
General Beadle (caricature). 56.
Captain H. S. Keimling, G.N., chief of
police of Managua, and Guardia platoon
(caricature). 57. Sending out
electoral supplies by Fokker transport
plane from Ocotal to precincts in Nueva
Segovia. 58. Loading the last packs
(same). 59. General Chamorro in patio
of his home, Managua. 60. General
Moncada.
(10 photos)
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Page
11
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November
1928 Elections, US State Department
Photo Collection, Bunch 7 |
61. A registration booth, Managua. 62.
Registration booth, Campo de Marte
precinct, Managua. 63. Rural
registration booth near Managua. 64.
General Moncada ready to register at
Precinct No. 1, Managua, September 23,
1928. 65. A registration booth,
Managua. 66. A precinct board and
secretaries, Managua. 67. Colonel C.
E. Hunt, USA, Ret., department chairman,
Leσn, with assistants and precinct
chairman. 68. Department headquarters,
Leσn. 69. Captain Thomas A. Austin,
Jr., USA, department chairman of Nueva
Segovia, and assistants, at Ocotal.
70. Election patrol leaves Ocotal.
(10 photos)
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Page
12
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November
1928 Elections, US State Department
Photo Collection, Bunch 8 |
71. A ballot box in transit. 72.
General McCoy and Lieut. Colonel Gordon
Johnston, USA, at Managua air field
after inspection trip by plane to
Atlantic coast. 73. Same, with Capt.
"Wop" Howard, USMC, pilot. 74. Pen and
ink sketch of voting booth, Tisma
precinct, Department of Masaya, by
Corporal Otto Vonohr, USMC, precinct
chairman. 75. Election Day (Nov. 4),
Managua, President Dνaz arrives at
voting booth, escorted by Major Willian
R. Shutan, USA, department chairman.
76. President Dνaz dips his fingers in
stain before voting. 77. General
Moncada, Dr. Aguado and Major Shutan
arrive at No. 1 voting booth, Managua,
Nov. 4. 78. General Moncada receives
his ballot. 79. General Moncada and
Dr. Aguado leaving the polls. 80. A
voter casts his ballot, Managua.
(10 photos)
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November
1928 Elections, US State Department
Photo Collection, Bunch 9 |
81. Admiral Sellers visits a Managua
voting booth, November 4. 82. General
Feland watches progress of election,
November 4, Managua. 83. In line
before 7 o'clock a.m. Nov. 4 at a
Managua precinct; Guardia private in
foreground. 84. A voter stains his
fingers. 85. Waiting to vote before
polls opened, Managua. 86. Waiting to
vote before polls opened, Managua. 87.
Vigilante votes while opposing vigilante
watches him, Managua. 88. Election day
scene in Managua. 89. Election day
scene in Managua. 90. Election day
scene in Managua.
(10 photos)
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November
1928 Elections, US State Department
Photo Collection, Bunch 10 |
91. Election day scene in Managua. 92.
Election day scene in Managua. 93.
Election day scene in Managua. 94.
Election day scene in Managua. 95.
Election day scene in Managua. 96.
Election day scene in Managua. 97.
Voting completed before 3 p.m. at a
Managua poll. 98. Rural precinct booth
near Managua, at close of voting. 99.
Check-up of returns at a Managua booth,
Nov. 4; Marine Corps movie photographer
at left. 100. Bringing in ballots by
motor truck late on Nov. 4 from a rural
precinct, Managua department, Marines
guard box.
(10 photos)
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November
1928 Elections, US State Department
Photo Collection, Bunch 11 |
101. Election returns by bull-cart to
department capital. 102. Dr. Castillo
(caricature). 103. Dr. Cordero Reyes
(caricature). 104. Bluefields; Liberal
refreshments served to voters on
Election day. 105. Major Carles F. E.
Price, USMC, Bluefields department
chariman and Board. 106. Major Price
and Board. 107. Amphibian, Puerto
Cabezas, Bluefields department. 108.
Liberal campaign headquarters,
Bluefields. 109. Voting booth,
Bluefields Norte precinct, Election Day.
110. Voting booth, Bluefields Norte
precinct, Election Day.
(10 photos)
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November
1928 Elections, US State Department
Photo Collection, Bunch 12 |
111. Registration, Puerto Cabezas.
112. Waiting for polls to open, Puerto
Cabezas. 113. A precinct board, Sandy
Bay, Bluefields department. 114.
Precinct Board, Puerto Cabezas. 115.
Election Day, Bluefields, Creole belles
ready to serve voters. 116. Rivas -
the Cuartel. 117. Rivas - crowd
welcomes Moncada at San Jorge. 118.
Moncada campaigns in Rivas department.
119. Moncada campaigns in Rivas
department. 120. Moncada campaigns in
Rivas department.
(10 photos)
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November
1928 Elections, US State Department
Photo Collection, Bunch 13 |
121. Moncada campaigns in Rivas
department. 122. Moncada campaigns in
Rivas department. 123. Moncada
campaigns in Rivas department. 124.
Moncada campaigns in Rivas department.
125. Rivas - entrance to cemetery.
126. Rivas - the casino. 127. Rivas -
driveway to cemetery. 128. Rivas -
road to city. 129. Major Herman
Randolph, USA, chairman and departmental
board, Rivas. 130. Rivas board in
session.
(10 photos)
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November
1928 Elections, US State Department
Photo Collection, Bunch 14 |
131. Leσn - General Somoza, Jefe
Politico. 132. Leσn - Col. O. E. Hunt,
chairman, gives final instructions to
precinct chairmen. 133. Bluejackets
fight Marines - sham battle, Leσn.
134. Baseball scoreboard, Marines vs.
Nicaraguans, Leon. 135. Bluejacket
battalion entrains at Corinto for Leσn.
136. Marine Detachment, USS
MISSISSIPPI, leaves Leσn for northern
hills to protect voters. 137. Col. Ora
E. Hunt, department chairman, Leσn.
138. General Felipe Flores, Liberal
chief, in front of No. 6 precinct, Leσn
(missing).
139. Col. C. C. Smith, USA, Ret. ,
department chairman, Granada, and Board
(missing).
140. Captain Lloyd V. H. Durfee, USA,
department chairman, Chinandega, and
Board (missing).
(7 photos)
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November
1928 Elections, US State Department
Photo Collection, Bunch 15 |
141. Major Howard Eager, USA, department
chairman, Chontales, and Board (missing). 142.
Alcaldνa, Juigalpa (Chontales), Marine
detachment and office of department
board. 143. Jinotega - department
board, Major Robert L. Christian, USA,
chairman. 144. Matagalpa - Major John.
B. Coulter, USA, chairman department
board, and two Ensigns. 145. Matagalpa
- department board session. 146.
Nicaraguan boy captured from Sandino
force during fight at Ocotal - now
assistant to Captain Darnell, G.N.,
Masaya. 147. Precinct chairman leaves
Masaya with ballot box, etc. for Laguna.
148. Masaya church. 149. Returning
with ballots to Masaya from Los Altos
precinct, Nov. 5, 1928. 150. Masaya -
precinct Palo Blanco, voting ends.
(9 photos)
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November
1928 Elections, US State Department
Photo Collection, Bunch 16 |
151. Masaya - Magdalena precinct,
Election Day, with naval chairman.
152. Masaya - returning with records
from Nindiri precinct, Nov. 5. 153.
Masaya - Palo Blanco precinct, 4:10 p.m.
Nov. 4. 154. A precinct board, Masaya.
155. Central Avenue, Masaya. 156.
Captain Clifford H. Tate, USA, chairman,
and department board, Masaya. 157.
Estelν - Sept. 14, precinct chairman
outward bound for Trinidad. 158. Major
Joseph B. Pate, USA, chairman, Estelν,
and department board. 159. Same, in
session. 160. Estelν, urban precinct
No. 2, Pvt. T. W. Madden, USMC,
chairman, afternoon of Nov. 4.
(10 photos)
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November
1928 Elections, US State Department
Photo Collection, Bunch 17 |
161. Election scenes, Estelν. 162.
Election scenes, Estelν. 163. Election
scenes, Estelν. 164. Election scenes,
Estelν. 165. Election scenes, Estelν.
166. Election scenes, Estelν. 167.
Precinct chairman, Estelν department.
168. Crossing Rνo Jνcaro, Estelν, Sept.
15; this ford known for treacherous
underfooting. 169. Electoral patrol,
Estelν. 170. Voters, Puerto Cabezas,
Bluefields department.
(10 photos)
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November
1928 Elections, US State Department
Photo Collection, Bunch 19 |
171. Bluejacket battalion, Managua.
172. Bluejackets battalion, Managua.
173. Living statue of Liberty greets
President-Elect Hoover at Corinto, Nov.
27, 1928; Senorita Margarita Pertz, of
Managua, impersonates the goddess.
174. Marine guard of honor awaits
arrival of President-Elect Hoover,
Corinto. 175. Mr. Hoover coming
ashore, Corinto. 176. Mr. Hoover
(Minister Eberhardt on his left) on
wharf, Corinto; Guardia escort in
background. 177. President-Elect
Hoover, President-Elect Moncada, and
Minister Eberhardt, Corinto. 178.
President-Elect Hoover, President-Elect
Moncada, and Minister Eberhardt,
Corinto. 179. President-Elect Hoover,
receives the salute, Corinto.
(10 photos)
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