Allied soldiers interact with Italian laundresses, Italy, 1943
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Photograph. Allied soldiers interact with Italian laundresses. Official caption on front: "MM-5-150838." Official caption on reverse: "Sig. Corps Photo-12-8-43-Italy! Wherever the armies go, laundry establishments spring up in mush-room growth. These Italian women are doing a rush business at a water-trough in the Capriari [sic] Sector. Sgt. Ronald P. Lambert, British, is striking a bargain as Pvt. Adolph Poolock of Rosenberg, Tex., looks on. Sig. C.Radio-S-#." Capriati a Volturno, Italy. 8 December 1943
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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.
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Capriati a Volturno
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41.467
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14.133
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Laundresses--Italy
Laundry--Italy
Soldiers--British--Italy
Soldiers--American--Italy
Negotiating--Italy
Troughs--Italy