NUN RESCUED FROM WALLED CITY BY U.S. TROOPS
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Unidentified
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NUN RESCUED FROM WALLED CITY BY U.S. TROOPS
February 26, 1945
Gelatin silver print
Overall: 25.4 x 20.3 cm
Gift of Joanna T. Steichen, ex-collection Edward Steichen
Inscriptions recto (black grease pencil): Manila
verso (printed): FILE NUMBER: 273379 RELEASED: MARCH 15, 1945
NUN RESCUED FROM WALLED CITY BY U.S. TROOPS--Bandaged hands clasped in
a prayer of thanksgiving, her burned and begrimed face alight with a smile,
a Filipino nun walks away from the Walled City of Manila following her
rescue by American soldiers. The nun and hundreds of other hostages were
extricated from the stronghold on February 26, 1945.
(printed): WATCH YOUR CREDIT/
"OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTOGRAPH"/
The Navy Department has no objection to the use of this photograph in commercial/
advertisements, provided copy and layout are submitted for review prior to/
publication to the REVIEW SECTION, OFFICE OF PUBLIC RELATIONS, NAVY DEPARTMENT,/
WASHINGTON, D.C., or to a District Public Relations Office. However, it has no/
power to waive the privacy rights of the personnel portrayed./
verso (printed): FILE NUMBER: 273379 RELEASED: MARCH 15, 1945
NUN RESCUED FROM WALLED CITY BY U.S. TROOPS--Bandaged hands clasped in
a prayer of thanksgiving, her burned and begrimed face alight with a smile,
a Filipino nun walks away from the Walled City of Manila following her
rescue by American soldiers. The nun and hundreds of other hostages were
extricated from the stronghold on February 26, 1945.
(printed): WATCH YOUR CREDIT/
"OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTOGRAPH"/
The Navy Department has no objection to the use of this photograph in commercial/
advertisements, provided copy and layout are submitted for review prior to/
publication to the REVIEW SECTION, OFFICE OF PUBLIC RELATIONS, NAVY DEPARTMENT,/
WASHINGTON, D.C., or to a District Public Relations Office. However, it has no/
power to waive the privacy rights of the personnel portrayed./
