Retiring mayor of Rome introduces new mayor in Rome, Italy, 1944
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Photograph. Retiring mayor of Rome introduces new mayor. Official caption on front: "MM-5-44-6521." Official caption on reverse: "Signal Corps photo 15 June 1944 (Italy) The old and the new! Retiring mayor of Rome, Gen. Roberto Bencivenga introduces Prince Filippo Andrea Doria Pamphili (3rd from left) the new mayor of Rome to a multitude from the balcony of the senatorial palace, during a ceremony in which the civil authority of Rome was returned to the Romans. Between the two mayors is Brig. Gen. Edgar Erskine Hume, Chief of A.M.G. Signal Corps radio telephoto from Italy.-#." Rome, Italy. 15 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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Roma
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41.900
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12.483
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Rites & ceremonies--Italy
Mayors--Italy
Buildings--Italy
Public speaking--Italy
Motion picture cameras--Italy
Flags--Italian
Audiences--Italy