MEC2472 Accession Number: MEC2472

Description

Foggia, Italy. October 1943. Life as it is lived by many of the inhabitants of battle scarred Foggia today. This family have just returned to their house after having taken to the hills during the Allied bombardments which drove the Germans away.

Details

Accession Number
MEC2472
Photographer
Flying Officer Laurence Craddock Le Guay
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Support: Nitrate
Brand: Agfa - Isopan
Format: 35mm
Date Made
October 1943
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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