[The busy message center of a signal company in Northern Ireland. PFC Gerald Horton, Cleveland, Ohio, a signal corps photographer, hands a package of film to the counter clerk, T/5 Norbert Wendlandt, Milwaukee, WIS., S/SGT Bernard Halderson, Galesville, WIS. S/Asst message center chief is on the phone. PVT Jack Rosenbaum, Atlanta, GA., is Distributing messages while PVT Fred Oswald, Chicago, ILL., logs the messages in his dispatsh book. 5th Sig Co. 5th Inf Div, Braynsford, County Down, Northern Ireland. ]
Photograph
[The busy message center of a signal company in Northern Ireland. PFC Gerald Horton, Cleveland, Ohio, a signal corps photographer, hands a package of film to the counter clerk, T/5 Norbert Wendlandt, Milwaukee, WIS., S/SGT Bernard Halderson, Galesville, WIS. S/Asst message center chief is on the phone. PVT Jack Rosenbaum, Atlanta, GA., is Distributing messages while PVT Fred Oswald, Chicago, ILL., logs the messages in his dispatsh book. 5th Sig Co. 5th Inf Div, Braynsford, County Down, Northern Ireland. ]
March 16, 1944
Gelatin silver print
4 × 5 in. (9.8 × 11.6 cm)
Gift of Peter, Nancy, and Stephen Freeman in memory of their father, Mark A. Freeman
2007.0124.0104
Inscriptions Inscribed in red ink on recto: [censor marks on image]
Inscribed on negative recto BLC: ETO-HQ-44-2511
Stamped in black ink on verso TLC: 721
Inscribed in black ink on verso TRC: 254
Printed in blue ink on verso LC: ETO-HQ-44-2511 FREEMAN 16 MAR 44 \ THE BUSY MESSAGE CENTER OF A SIGNAL COMPANY \ IN NORTHERN IRELAND. PFC GERALD HORTON, CLEVELAND OHIO, A SIGNAL CORPS PHOTOGRAPHER, \ HANDS A PACKAGE OF FILM TO THE COUNTER CLERK, \ T/5 NORBERT WENDLANDT, MILWAUKEE, WIS. S/SGT \ BERNARD HALDERSON, GALESVILLE, WIS. [typo] ASST \ MESSAGE CENTER CHIEF IS ON THE PHONE, PVT JACK ROSENBAUM, ATLANTA, GA., IS DISTRIBUTING \ MESSAGES WHILE PVT FRED OSWALD, CHICAGO, ILL., \ LOGS THE MESSAGES IN HIS [obscured by stamp] BOOK. \ 5TH SIG CO, 5TH INF DIV, BRYANSFORD, COUNTY [line partially redacted and edited with blue grease pencil] \ DOWN, NORTHERN IRELAND. [line partially redacted and edited with blue grease pencil]
Stamped in purple ink on verso BR: [all within an oval border] REVIEWED & PASSED AS CENSORED \ UNITED STATES ARMY \ 27 MAR 1944 ....... \ PRESS CENSOR \ ** E.T.O.U.S.A.**
Inscribed in pencil on verso BR: CEMcL
Inscribed in blue grease pencil on verso BR: Cut on face [underlined]
Inscribed on negative recto BLC: ETO-HQ-44-2511
Stamped in black ink on verso TLC: 721
Inscribed in black ink on verso TRC: 254
Printed in blue ink on verso LC: ETO-HQ-44-2511 FREEMAN 16 MAR 44 \ THE BUSY MESSAGE CENTER OF A SIGNAL COMPANY \ IN NORTHERN IRELAND. PFC GERALD HORTON, CLEVELAND OHIO, A SIGNAL CORPS PHOTOGRAPHER, \ HANDS A PACKAGE OF FILM TO THE COUNTER CLERK, \ T/5 NORBERT WENDLANDT, MILWAUKEE, WIS. S/SGT \ BERNARD HALDERSON, GALESVILLE, WIS. [typo] ASST \ MESSAGE CENTER CHIEF IS ON THE PHONE, PVT JACK ROSENBAUM, ATLANTA, GA., IS DISTRIBUTING \ MESSAGES WHILE PVT FRED OSWALD, CHICAGO, ILL., \ LOGS THE MESSAGES IN HIS [obscured by stamp] BOOK. \ 5TH SIG CO, 5TH INF DIV, BRYANSFORD, COUNTY [line partially redacted and edited with blue grease pencil] \ DOWN, NORTHERN IRELAND. [line partially redacted and edited with blue grease pencil]
Stamped in purple ink on verso BR: [all within an oval border] REVIEWED & PASSED AS CENSORED \ UNITED STATES ARMY \ 27 MAR 1944 ....... \ PRESS CENSOR \ ** E.T.O.U.S.A.**
Inscribed in pencil on verso BR: CEMcL
Inscribed in blue grease pencil on verso BR: Cut on face [underlined]
