[Close-up of a partially uncovered land mine with demolition charge of TNT placed against it. (Regimental maneuvers in England). 7th Engr Regt, 5th Inf Div, Blackpool Sands, Devon, England.]

[Close-up of a partially uncovered land mine with demolition charge of TNT placed against it. (Regimental maneuvers in England). 7th Engr Regt, 5th Inf Div, Blackpool Sands, Devon, England.]

Photograph

Lt. Mark A. Freeman

Maker
American, 1912–2005

[Close-up of a partially uncovered land mine with demolition charge of TNT placed against it. (Regimental maneuvers in England). 7th Engr Regt, 5th Inf Div, Blackpool Sands, Devon, England.]

October 2, 1943
Gelatin silver print
4 × 5 in. (10.1 × 12 cm)
Gift of Peter, Nancy, and Stephen Freeman in memory of their father, Mark A. Freeman
Inscriptions Inscribed on negative recto BLC: ETO-HQ-43-7098
Stamped in black ink on verso TLC: 837
Inscribed in black ink on verso TRC: 21
Printed in blue ink on verso LC: ETO-HQ-43-7098 FREEMAN 2 OCT 43 \ CLOSE-UP OF PARTIALLY UNCOVERED LAND \ MINE WITH DEMOLITION CHARGE OF TNT \ PLACED AGAINST IT. (REGIMENTAL \ MANEUVERS IN ENGLAND). \ 7TH ENGR REGT, 5TH INF DIV, BLACKPOOL [line partially redacted and edited with blue grease pencil] \ SANDS, DEVON, ENGLAND. [line partially redacted and edited with blue grease pencil]
Stamped in red ink on verso BL: CONFIDENTIAL \ until reclassified by censor.
Stamped in black ink on verso BC: [all within an oval border] REVIEWED & PASSED AS CENSORED \ UNITED STATES ARMY \ 8 OCT 1943 ....... \ PRESS CENSOR \ ** E.T.O.U.S.A.**
Inscribed in blue grease pencil on verso BR: [illegible initials]
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