Aged Locust Fighter, Sardinia
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Aged Locust Fighter, Sardinia

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Aged Locust Fighter, Sardinia

Aged locust fighter astride his small mount, a 79-year old volunteer joins the fight against a plague of locusts in Sardinia.


ca. 1945
Gelatin silver print
Image: 22.9 x 18.1 cm
Gift of Donald K. Weber, 2009
2008.0025.0002
Inscriptions Recto: (blue ink on blue applied sticker): Lot/ 8 5[circled] 9
(typed applied label): 13193-D ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO FROM NEW YORK/ CAUTION: USE CREDIT/ (EDS:THIS IS ONE OF A SET OF PICTURES)/ AGED LOCUST FIGHTER/ ASTRIDE HIS SMALL MOUNT, A/ 79-YEAR-OLD VOLUNTEER JOINS THE FIGHT AGAINST A PLAGUE OF LOCUSTS IN SARDINIA. VILLAGERS/ FOUGHT THE PLAGUE BEFORE THE LOCUSTS STARTED TO/ FLY. IN FLIGHT THEY EAT EVERYTHING IN/ THEIR PATH./ ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO/ PJM- 5/26/46/-1 100 A-ROME 179/ WABC-NY MAT S-T IME INC-PA-MEX/ CITY- FOR DESK Verso: (rubberstamp): NOTICE/ This picture is the property of the Associated/ Press and may be used only for the purposes of/ reproduction when authorized by the owner. It may/ not be syndicated, rented or loaned, or used for/ advertising purposes or for the purposes of trade./ The following credit must be printed under/ each reproduction of this picture:/ ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO
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