View of Cassino, Italy, 1944
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Photograph. View from across the valley at the town of Cassino, nestled at the base of a mountain. Official caption on front: "MM-5-157808." Official caption on reverse: "Sig. Corps Radio photo-1-18-44 / Italy! This is Cassino, a key mountain stronghold, obstructing the Allied drive toward Rome. Close enough to photograph it still presents formidable opposition to the Allied forces hammering at its gates." Cassino, Italy. 18 January 1944
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$120.00
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From the service of Brigadier General Terence John Tully, a West Point graduate, Signal Officer during the African landings, Chief Signal Officer, Allied Force Headquarters Africa/Italy for all Mediterranean operations. Tully served with the Signal Corps in Italy and North Africa documenting the 5th Army specifically. Later he was Commander of Camp Crowder, Missouri.
Geography:
Cassino
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41.500
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13.817
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Landscape photographs--Italy