Crumbled building destroyed by volcanic eruption, San Sebastiano, Italy, 1944
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Photograph. Crumbled building destroyed by volcanic eruption. Official caption on reverse: "Sig Corps Photo-3-21-44-Italy! Mt. Vesuvius eruption. (#1 pix in series of 3) Italian family's house collapsing from molten lava overflowing into San Sebastiano from Mt. Vesuvius in its greatest eruption since 1872." San Sebastiano, Italy. 21 March 1944
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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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San Sebastiano al Vesuvio
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40.833
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14.367
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Volcanic eruptions--Italy
Dwellings--Italy
Aqueducts--Italy
Smoke--Italy