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American troops and mules advance to the front in Castelforte, Italy, 1944
Photograph. American troops and mules advance to the front. Official caption on front: "MM-5-44-5357." Official caption...
American truck convoy in the Western Desert of North Africa in 1943
American truck convoy in a desert. "Horace Greely 'Go west, young man.' 12th G[rou]p convoy, Western Desert, Africa [19...
American vehicles on muddy Italian roads in October 1944
356.Photograph. US army truck trying to drive through muddy road. '31 Oct. 1944. 5/MM-44-6300. Fifth Army, South of...
American vehicles pass by German wreckage alongside an Italian road in October 1944
314.Photograph. '1 Oct 44. 5/MM-44-4474. Fifth Army, Pietramala Area, Italy. 249 mm guns pass by German wreckage on...
American war correspondent with Brazilian soldiers in Italy on 11 December 1944
540.Photograph. '11 Dec 1944. BEF/5/MM-44-31385. Fifth Army, Italy. Robert Vermillion, United Press war correspondent (...
Americans on U.S. Navy vessel near Anzio, Italy in 1943
Americans on U.S. Navy vessel. 'Andy Caola, Pat Luby, and myself before the Banvard was hit.' 'For the invasion of...
Amphitheatre in Pompeii, Italy.
Ancient Pompeii Amphitheatre. "Pompeii." Pompeii, Italy. 1944 or 1945
An aerial view of the 24th General Hospital in Grosseto, Italy from 21 July- 15 September 1944
An aerial view of the "Main Hospital Building 24th Gen., Grosseto, Italy. Airplane view taken from the rear of the...
An African American and white soldiers praying with Italian citizens at a midnight mass on Christmas Eve in Italy, 24 December 1944.
20.Photograph. An African American and white soldiers praying with Italian citizens at a Midnight Mass on Christmas eve...
An Allied soldier examines POW tags on two young German soldiers in Italy on 24 October 1944
347.Photograph. An Allied soldier examines POW [prisoner of war] tags on two young German soldiers. '24 Oct. 1944. 5/MM...
An altar in the "Scorging chapel" in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem, Israel, circa 1941-44
Mass-produced photograph of an altar in the "Scorging [Scourging] chapel, Holy Sepulchre." Jerusalem, Israel. Circa...
An ambulance passes a destroyed German fortress in Terracina, Italy, 1944
Photograph. An ambulance passes a destroyed German fortress. Official caption on front: "MM-5-44-5691." Official...
An American and a British soldier with two Italian boys under a Christmas tree on Christmas day 1944 near Scarperia, Italy
553.Photograph. An American and a British soldier with two Italian boys under a Christmas tree on Christmas day 1944...
An American B-24 bomber in flight
An American B-24 bomber in flight. Probably in Italy. Probably 1943-45
An American doctor poses outside a cognac factory with a local worker in Tunis, North Africa circa 1943
An American doctor poses outside a cognac factory with a local worker. Dr. "Frank Cox at cognac factory, Tunis, North...
An American officer is rescued from the Volturno River, Italy, 1943
Photograph. An American officer is rescued from the Volturno River by five other servicemen. Wrecked pontoon bridge in...
An American soldier in front of a statue in Rome, Italy in 1944
An American soldier, "Doug Payne [in] Rome" in front of a statue.' [1944]
An American soldier reads 'Yank' and warms his feet by a fire in Italy in November 1944
449.Photograph. '28 Nov. 44. 5/MM-44-30700. Fifth Army, Castelucio Area, Italy. Corp Ragnvald B. Ryan, Alamo, N.D. [...
An American soldier sitting on an Italian bridge in 1944
An American soldier sitting on the side of a bridge with buildings and water behind him. Italy. [1944]
An American soldier views the ruins, Pompeii, Italy
Photograph. A U.S. soldier views the ruins of Pompeii in Italy. Printed caption on photo front: "Ruins, Pompeii."...
An American truck is parked next to crates in a desert, North Africa (probably), 1942-43
In a desert, a 2- ton truck is parked near numerous small crates stacked about four feet high. The heads of two...
An arch in [an] old Roman wall just outside the Borghese Park in Rome, Italy circa 1944-45
An "arch in [an] old Roman wall just outside the Borghese Park." Rome, Italy. Circa 1944-45
An arched bridge spanning the Tiber River in Rome, Italy circa 1944-45
An arched bridge spanning the "River Tiber--St. Peter's Dome in background." Rome, Italy. Circa 1944-45
An electric pole with insulators and 18 wires in Italy in the 1940s
560.Photograph. Electric pole with insulators and 18 wires. Italy. 1944-45
An empty street in Medenine, Tunisia, 1943
View of an empty street with a sign that reads'"Medenine". Tunisia. 1943
An Engineer group snow plough clears snow from an important supply route in Italy on 7 January 1945.
93.Photograph. '7 Jan 45. 5/MM/45/414. Fifth Army, Sasso, Italy. During a heavy snowstorm, a 1338 Engineer Group snow...
An experimental support carries spiral cable on the side of a building, Nettuno, Italy, 1944
Photograph. An experimental support carries spiral cable on the side of a building. Official caption on reverse: "16...
An infantryman of the 6th South African Armored Division watches his buddies load on jeeps which will take them to the base of Monte Pezza at Veggio, Italy on 15 November 1944
478.Photograph. '15 Nov. 44. 5/MM-44-30179. Fifth Army, Veggio Area, Italy. An infantryman of the 6th South African...
An Italian children's Christmas Party at the American Red Cross lounge at the Fifth Army Rest Center in Italy on 25 December 1944
503.Photograph. '25 Dec 44. 5/MM-44-32479. Fifth Army, Italy. Italian children Christmas Party at the American Red...
An Italian citizen poking an umbrella at two unexploded German bombs in Italy in October 1944
346.Photograph. An Italian citizen poking an umbrella at two unexploded German bombs near bridge; sign in forground...
An Italian family struggles for existence on the outskirts of the battle lines near Anzio in March 1944
"File No: OOR-58430 March 4, 1944 Small Farm, Anzio As patient and hardworking as their beasts of burden, members of...
An Italian father gives his toddler son a drink, Italy, 1944
Photograph. An Italian father gives his toddler son a drink from a bottle in a leather rucksack. Official caption on...
An Italian woman performing for American soldiers in Italy
An Italian woman wearing traditional costume performing for American soldiers. "An Italian peasant beauty wearing...
An M-7 "Priest" of 'A' Battery, 1125th F.A. Bn. [Field Artillery Battalion], fires at German convoys in Italy on 29 April 1945.
78.Photograph. '29 April 45. 5/MM-45-8107. Fifth Army, Lake Garda Area, Italy. An M-7 of 'A' Battery, 1125th F.A. Bn. [...
An officer assesses the remains of a destroyed hotel in Cassino, Italy, 1944
Photograph. An officer assesses the remains of a destroyed hotel. Official caption on front: "MM-5-44-5363." Official...
An officer stands next to two servicemen working on an engine, North Africa (probably), 1942-43
Officer wearing a pistol belt with holster, standing near a motorcycle. Two servicemen are leaning over an engine;...

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