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Photographer:
Mydans, Carl  Search this
Physical Description:
paper (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 8 in x 10 in; 20.32 cm x 25.4 cm
Object Name:
Photograph
Place made:
France
Date made:
1944-08
1944
Description:
A prisoner of war between 1942 and 1943, Mydans continued photographing the events of World War II once he was released. After the Battle of Rome, Mydans went on to Marseilles to report on the progress of Operation Dragoon, the Allied invasion of southern France. It began on August 15, 1944 and lasted till mid-September. The Third Infantry Division, seen here entering a village on a jeep, and two other divisions of the VI Corps were part of the assault troops that participated in the liberation of southern France.
Location:
Currently not on view
Related Publication:
Mydans, Carl. Carl Mydans, Photojournalist
ID Number:
2005.0228.066
Accession number:
2005.0228
Catalog number:
2005.0228.066
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Work and Industry: Photographic History
Photography
Carl Mydans
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-eb98-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1303372