Joe E. Brown with the troops

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This 2.5 x 4.25-inch snapshot was in a bin of bargain-priced pictures, so my hopes weren’t too high. But it looked like a happy group of people, and the Army stamp on the back made me think it might be something interesting. (The number 44 is written on the back in pencil, but I don’t know if that’s referring to the year or something else.) It was only when I got it home and enlarged it that I recognized actor/comedian Joe E. Brown in the pith helmet. I assume he was there (wherever “there” was) to entertain the troops. To judge by the expressions on their faces, I think he succeeded.