General Eisenhower being greeted by a cheering crowd in London, June 1945
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Photograph. U.S. General Dwight D. Eisenhower, Supreme Allied Commander, standing in his carriage while passing a waving crowd. Official Caption: "Rome, 6/16/45--London greets Eisenhower--U.S. General of the Army Dwight D. Eisenhower, Supreme Allied Commander, stands up in his carriage to return the greeting from cheering crowds as he drives to the historic Guildhall June 12, 1945, to receive the freedom of the city of London and the traditional sword from the Lord Mayor. He is accompanied by British Air Chief Marshall Sir Arthur Tedder.--U.S. Signal Corps photo approved by appropriate military authority--Serviced by Rome OWI (B List out) 6763." London, England. 12 June 1945
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06/12/1945
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Items from the service of Isaac "Ike" Bethel Utley, who was born in Smith Mills, Kentucky on 3 March 1920. Ike enlisted in the Army Air Corps on 19 January 1942. He was shipped overseas to the European Theatre and worked with a supply division based out of the city of Naples with an office set up in a residential villa. Utley worked with the Office of War Information and used their photographs in news articles to inform soldiers of the progress of the war. At war's end, Utley returned stateside. A trunk full of over 800 photographs from the O.W.I. arrived on his doorstep from his office in Italy, sender unknown. This collection consists of those photographs.
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London
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51.500
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-0.167
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Generals--American--England
Crowds--England
Carriages & coaches--English--England