Construction of sand bridge by bulldozers to meet pontoon bridge; during amphibious training exercises at San Luis Obispo, California on 15 March 1944.
U.S. Army Signal Corps photograph, Gift in Memory of Maurice T. White, from the Collection of The National World War II Museum
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882. Construction of sand bridge by bulldozers to meet pontoon bridge; during amphibious training exercises. '3-15-44. Goodman. Long view of two tractors of the 154th Engineers of 321st Inf, 81st Div. bracing pontoon cable; one each side and a third tractor in the center pushing sand toward pontoon at Avila Beach, Calif. 168-L-44-882.' Army Signal Corps photograph Photographer: Goodman. Morro Bay / Camp San Luis Obispo, California. 15 March 1944
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$120.00
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From the collection of Maurice T. White, Captain in the 168th Signal Photographic Company, US Army Signal Corps. The collection consists of 2,000+ images of training exercises, predominantly documenting the 81st Infantry Division in the United States in 1944
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Avila Beach
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35.167
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-120.717
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Military training--California
Bridge construction--California
Soldiers--American--California
Tractors--California
Pontoon bridges--California
Bodies of water--American--California