French partisans celebrating in the streets, Aubagne, France, 1944

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Photograph. French partisans celebrating in the streets. Official caption on front: "7/MM-44-25046." Official caption on reverse: "23 Aug 1944 7/MM-44-25046 / Seventh Army, Aubagne Area, France / French partisans celebrate taking of Marseille with 'V' for Victory Signs. Photo by Rooney / 163rd Signal Photo Co." Aubagne, France. 23 August 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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Aubagne
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43.283
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5.583
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Underground movements--France
Celebrations--France
Victory sign--France
Soldiers--American--France
Bridges--Italy
Vehicles, military--American--France
Flags--French
Flags--American