Bulldozers clearing debris from streets of Valognes, France

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Bulldozers clearing debris from streets of Valognes, France

Description

View of bulldozers clearing debris from the streets of Valognes, France during World War II. Bomb-damaged buildings in background. Stamped on back: "Signal Corps photo. Please credit. Released by authority of the Bureau of Public Relations or by Theatre Press Censor." Label on back: "VSC 190699. Bulldozers work clearing debris from the streets of Valognes, France, after Allied shellfire drove the Nazis from the town." Handwritten on back: "Bulldozers."

Details

Creator:: United States. Army. Signal Corps
Resource ID:: na032588
Subject:: Bulldozers; Buildings--War damage--France--Valognes; World War, 1939-1945; Automotive Council for War Production--Archives; Photographic prints
Date:: 1942-1945
Format:: 1 photographic print ; 8 x 10 in.
Department:: National Automotive History Collection
Location:: MS84/Automotive Council for War Production, Bulldozers, 86:2
Copyright:: Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.