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25 photos and 1 illustration tagged browning, from 7 members of Flickr Commons.

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• machinegun
• browningm1895
• m1895
• browningpotatodigger
• m1895coltbrowningmachinegun
• potatodigger
• colt
• coltbrowningm1895
• libraryofcongress
• m1895coltbrowning
• xmlns:dc=httppurlorgdcelements11
• gun
• usarmy
• machine
• bw
• black
• white
• blackwhite
• bandw
• mono
• monochrome
• nypd
• manhattan
• unionsquare

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• The Library of Congress 15 photos & illustrations
• SDASM Archives 5 photos & illustrations
• Costică Acsinte 2 photos & illustrations
• National Library of Ireland on The Commons 1 photo / illustration
• SMU Libraries Digital Collections 1 photo / illustration
• Université de Caen Normandie 1 photo / illustration
• British Library 1 photo / illustration

Conversations

Here’s a selection of the conversations happening on these photos & illustrations:

B-24J Convair photo

from SDASM Archives

• Paul said:

  An incendiary bulletin through one of those tanks does not bear thinking about.

• worldsfair39 said:

  Such brave souls. I can't even imagine firing a Browning at a Japanese or German fighter... These guys will always have my humble respect.

• Gary Weaver said:

  So much for digital photography. Ha.

[Chief] Bald Eagle on RECRUIT (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

• 4 older comments, and then…
• John Guarino said:

  So why are there tags for this photo of "pussy" and "riot?" Curious. Aside from that, I can imagine the thoughts of the native Americans, thinking "if only... "

• Mark in NOVA said:

  John Guarino Anyone can add tags.

• Acoustic Bubble said:

  I was also wondering about those doubtful tags...

• Art Siegel said:

  Another picture of the same event ran in the Evening star. (Washington, D.C.) , August 12, 1917 with the caption: "Heap Big Chief getting acquainted with fire stick of paleface. Group of Indians, on a visit to the "U. S. S. Recruit" in New York to aid in recruiting, examining the machine gun aboard that "vessel." Chief Bald Eagle, leader of the band, is aiming the weapon." chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1917-08-12/ed-...

• John Guarino said:

  Mark in NOVA Ah well.

Police Patrol (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

• Art Siegel said:

  Described in Motor Boating magazine for May, 1917 as a 43 x 9 foot Seabury Scout turned over to the NYPD by A.D. Brixby of New York. books.google.com/books?id=ZOt1f29Ct9oC&pg=PA15&lp...

• Justin Bower said:

  in this picture and the other of the same boat, the gentleman seems to be very intently aiming a machine gun that has no ammo belt hooked up to it.

• Art Siegel said:

  Another photo of Bluecoat in action, from the May, 1917 issue of The Rudder, with the caption: "Police Harbor Patrol Boat Bluecoat Built by the Gas Engine and Power Company 55 Ft Long 9 Ft Breadth Power 125 HP Speedway Speed 19 Miles " books.google.com/books?id=mS0jAQAAMAAJ&pg=PP12&lp...

• Art Siegel said:

  A newspaper photo from April 11, 1917, with the caption "'Bluecoat, 'New Police Patrol Boat, Showing RapidFire Gun onDeck" chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030193/1917-04-11/ed-...