[Gas school in Northern Ireland. A decontamination squad making a mixture of chloride of lime, dirt and water to be used by them to step in to decontaminate their shoes before returning to decontaminate a shell hole. 5th Inf Div, Seaforde, Co. Down. No. Ire.]
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[Gas school in Northern Ireland. A decontamination squad making a mixture of chloride of lime, dirt and water to be used by them to step in to decontaminate their shoes before returning to decontaminate a shell hole. 5th Inf Div, Seaforde, Co. Down. No. Ire.]
January 14, 1944
Gelatin silver print
4 × 5 in. (9.9 × 11.5 cm)
Gift of Peter, Nancy, and Stephen Freeman in memory of their father, Mark A. Freeman
Inscriptions Inscribed on negative recto BLC: ETO-HQ-44-548
Stamped in black ink on verso TLC: 938
Inscribed in black ink on verso TRC: 161
Printed in blue ink on verso LC: ETO-HQ-44-548 FREEMAN 14 JAN 44 \ GAS SCHOOL IN NORTHERN IRELAND. A MIXTURE \ OF CHLORIDE OF LIME, DIRT AND WATER [line redacted and edited with blue grease pencil] \ TO BE USED BY THEM TO STEP IN TO DECON- \ TAMINATE THEIR SHOES BEFORE RETURNING \ TO DECONTAMINATE A SHEEL [sic] HOLE. \ 5TH INF DIV, SEAFORDE, CO. DOWN, NO. IRE. [line partially redacted and edited with blue grease pencil]
Stamped in red ink on verso BC: CONFIDENTIAL \ Until reclassified by Censor.
Stamped in purple ink on verso BL: [all within an oval border] REVIEWED & PASSED AS CENSORED \ UNITED STATES ARMY \ 27 JAN 1944 ....... \ PRESS CENSOR \ ** E.T.O.U.S.A.**
Inscribed in blue grease pencil on verso BC: C
Stamped in black ink on verso TLC: 938
Inscribed in black ink on verso TRC: 161
Printed in blue ink on verso LC: ETO-HQ-44-548 FREEMAN 14 JAN 44 \ GAS SCHOOL IN NORTHERN IRELAND. A MIXTURE \ OF CHLORIDE OF LIME, DIRT AND WATER [line redacted and edited with blue grease pencil] \ TO BE USED BY THEM TO STEP IN TO DECON- \ TAMINATE THEIR SHOES BEFORE RETURNING \ TO DECONTAMINATE A SHEEL [sic] HOLE. \ 5TH INF DIV, SEAFORDE, CO. DOWN, NO. IRE. [line partially redacted and edited with blue grease pencil]
Stamped in red ink on verso BC: CONFIDENTIAL \ Until reclassified by Censor.
Stamped in purple ink on verso BL: [all within an oval border] REVIEWED & PASSED AS CENSORED \ UNITED STATES ARMY \ 27 JAN 1944 ....... \ PRESS CENSOR \ ** E.T.O.U.S.A.**
Inscribed in blue grease pencil on verso BC: C
