The Litter Bearers Will Come
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Photograph
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Maker
The Litter Bearers Will Come
June 6, 1944
Gelatin silver print
18.3 x 23.5 cm.
Museum accession
Inscriptions verso-(printed) "0620445" "From: Public Relations Division U.S.
Coast Guard Washington, D.C." "Official Coast Guard Photo"
The Litter Bearers Will Come" "The storm of shells and bullets
subsides on the beaches of France. With the patience of the dead, this
invader awaits the litter bearers, seeking out the men who fell in the
wreckage of invasion. This picture, made by a Coast Guard Combat
Photographer, gives mute evidence of the terrific conflict that
perceded the establishment of the liberation beachhead."
Coast Guard Washington, D.C." "Official Coast Guard Photo"
The Litter Bearers Will Come" "The storm of shells and bullets
subsides on the beaches of France. With the patience of the dead, this
invader awaits the litter bearers, seeking out the men who fell in the
wreckage of invasion. This picture, made by a Coast Guard Combat
Photographer, gives mute evidence of the terrific conflict that
perceded the establishment of the liberation beachhead."
