Military truck and soldiers crossing the turbulent Arno on a pontoon bridge, Italy
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. United States Army soldiers assisting a military truck across a pontoon bridge on the turbulent Arno. Official caption on front: "Engineers bridge violent Arno River under extreme conditions. US Army Photo 178-14." Italy. No date
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1944
1945
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This collection consists of approximately 1700 official military photographs that were reproduced by the Official Photos Company of Hollywood. Referred to as The War's Greatest Photographs, many of these photographs have been featured in magazines and books and many of the originals can be found in the United States National Archives and Records Administration. The images feature every theater and branch of the military in various campaigns and battles throughout World War II.
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Toscana
Latitude:
43.417
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11.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Trucks--American--Italy
Pontoon bridges--Italy
Arno River (Italy)
Rivers--Italy
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy