A soldier boils his laundry in a makeshift wash basin near Setterich, Germany on 22 January 1945
Gift in Memory of Allan Voluck
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A soldier boils his laundry in a makeshift wash basin. Note that units have been stricken in the caption. Official caption: "ETO HQ 45 9420 22 Jan. Credit...US Army Signal Corps. Photog...Pvt. G.L. La Mono 167. Pfc. Baldassaro Capasso, of Philadelphia, Pa., a member of the 29th Division, does his laundry in the field, near Setterich, Germany. The water is obtained from melted snow. (D). 599th AAA, 29th Div., 9th US Army, near Setterich, Germany."
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"1945-01-22"
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Photographs from the service of Allan Voluck, who served as a photographer with the 3908th Signal Service Battalion in Europe.
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Setterich
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50.917
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6.200
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Laundry--Germany
Adaptive reuse--Germany
Soldiers--American--Germany
Weather--Germany