Italian refugees head home with a heavily-laden cart near Cori, Italy, 1944
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Photograph. Italian refugees head home with a heavily-laden cart. All the family members help to pull it along the road. Official caption on front: "MM-5-44-6067." Official caption on reverse: "Signal Corp photo 1 June 1944 (Italy) Going home. The battle over, this refugee family is heading toward their home in the Cori area, after hiding out in the hills for safety. All the family joins in pulling the two-wheeled cart heaped with household effects. Signal Corps radio telephoto from Italy.#." Near Cori, Italy. 1 June 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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Cori
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41.650
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12.917
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Refugees--Italian--Italy
Carts & wagons--Italian--Italy
Equipment--Italy
Furnishings--Italy
Families--Italian--Italy
Smoking--Italy
Pulling--Italy