US troops march towards the leaning tower, Pisa, Italy, 1944
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Photograph. US troops march towards the leaning tower as two civilian women look on. Official caption on front: "MM-5-44-10249." Official caption on reverse: "Signal Corps photo 6 Sept 1944 (10249) Italy. Victory Arch. American soldiers file through archway of wall around Piazza de Duomo, in Pisa, which acts as a picturesque victory frame for the famed 'Leaning Tower.' The tower still leaning as of old, was undamaged in the fight to take the historic city. Signal Corps Radio Telephoto from Italy.#" Pisa, Italy. 6 September 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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Pisa
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43.717
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10.383
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Arches--Italy
Stone walls--Italy
Battlements--Italy
Bell towers--Italy
Signs (Notices)--Italy
Soldiers--American--Italy
Women--Italy