US Army truck towing 155 mm Long Tom howitzer up a small cliff, Sicily, 1943
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. United States Army truck towing 155 mm Long Tom artillery howitzer up a small cliff; soldiers observe from the base of the hill. Official caption on front: "155mm rifle being moved into position in Sicily. US Army Photo 161-13." Sicily, Italy. 1943
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1943
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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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Sicilia, Isola di
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37.500
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14.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Trucks--American--Sicily
Howitzers--Sicily
Artillery (Weaponry)--American--Sicily
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy--Sicily
World War, 1939-1945--Casualties--American--Italy--Sicily