Engineers use machinery to repair roads and expedite military traffic through Italy in November 1944
U.S. Army Signal Corp photograph, Gift in Memory of William F. Caddell, Sr., from the Collection of The National World War II Museum
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177.Photograph. '21 Nov 44. Fifth Army, Filigare Area, Italy. Near the town of Filigare, Italy, on Highway 65, the 19th Engineers of the Fifth Army have constructed a rock quarry. Due to heavy rains it became necessary to rebuild as well as repair roads to expedite military traffic. Rock is first blasted loose and then pushed down into the quarry by bulldozer in upper left, and reduced to size with pneumatic trip hammer and sledge hammers, for use as foundations for road as well as repairs. Photo by Mason. 3131 Signal Service Co.' Filigare Area, Italy. 21 November 1944.
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Signal Corps photographs from the service of William F. Caddell, Sr. taken from the Fall of Rome through the end of the war.
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Italia
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42.833
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12.833
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Bulldozers--Italy
Road construction--Italy
Graders (Earthmoving machinery)--Italy