Construction of the Ernie Pyle Bridge over the Ruhr river, Germany
Gift of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, from the Collections of The National World War II Museum
Description:
Photograph. Construction of the Ernie Pyle bridge over the Ruhr/Rhine in Germany in the Dusseldorf area. Cranes and metal structures are in view. Printed caption on photo front: "Building Ernie Pyle Bridge, Rhine."North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. No date
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1944
1945
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This collection consists of 85 photographs and one postcard donated by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. These are Signal Corps photos that detail war-related activities in North Africa, Europe, and the liberation of Dachau.
Geography:
Düsseldorf
Latitude:
51.217
Longitude:
6.767
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Bridge construction--Germany
Rivers--Germany
Hoisting machinery--Germany