[2nd Infantry Division on Parade]

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Photograph of two M8 Greyhound armored scout cars from the 2nd Infantry Division on parade through downtown Austin. Following almost a year of combat in the European Theater, the 2nd Infantry Division was stationed in Texas to train up for deployment to the Pacific, which never happened due to the war's ending.

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1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 4 3/8 in.

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Allison Photograph Service March 29, 1946.

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Photograph of two M8 Greyhound armored scout cars from the 2nd Infantry Division on parade through downtown Austin. Following almost a year of combat in the European Theater, the 2nd Infantry Division was stationed in Texas to train up for deployment to the Pacific, which never happened due to the war's ending.

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1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 4 3/8 in.

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Austin History Center General Collection Photographs

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  • March 29, 1946

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  • June 17, 2020, 5:45 p.m.

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Allison Photograph Service. [2nd Infantry Division on Parade], photograph, March 29, 1946; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth124178/: accessed May 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Austin History Center, Austin Public Library.

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