BANANA WARS 1st US MARINE CORPS INTERVENTION IN NICARAGUA AUG 1912 PHOTO. BANANA WARS - THE FIRST U.
MARINES (UNDER COMMAND OF USMC MAJOR SMEDLEY BUTLER) TO INTERVENE IN NICARAGUA on (AUGUST 15,1912), DURING THE' UNITED STATES OCCUPATION OF NICARAGUA'. 13 OFFICERS AND 341 FULLY ARMED US MARINES MARCH THROUGH THE STREETS OF THE CAPITOL CITY'S (MANAGUA) AFTER A 90 MILE TRAIN RIDE FROM CORINTO, NICARAGUA. PERIOD HAND ID'd ON THE REVERSE. At the station at Managua. SHARP FOCUS WITH VERY GOOD CONTRAST. LOTS OF FINE DETAIL CAN BE SEEN.DIMENSIONS: 5 1/4" x 3 1/4". THIS IS NOT A REPRODUCTION OR A COPY.