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American soldiers struggle to catch the sounds of Artie Shaw and his jazz band during their flying visit to New Zealand in September 1943.
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'US troops listening to Artie Shaw', URL: https://nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/americans-listening-to-artie-shaw, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 15-Jul-2013
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