[Pfc. John Lannon, BKLYN, N.Y., recieves a bouquet from a French girl as a token of welcome and gratitude, while passing through the town of Chartres, France.]

[Pfc. John Lannon, BKLYN, N.Y., recieves a bouquet from a French girl as a token of welcome and gratitude, while passing through the town of Chartres, France.]

Photograph

Lt. Mark A. Freeman

Maker
American, 1912–2005

[Pfc. John Lannon, BKLYN, N.Y., recieves a bouquet from a French girl as a token of welcome and gratitude, while passing through the town of Chartres, France.]

August 15, 1944
Gelatin silver print
4 × 5 in. (10.2 × 12.6 cm)
Gift of Peter, Nancy, and Stephen Freeman in memory of their father, Mark A. Freeman
Inscriptions Inscribed in red ink on recto: [censor marks on image]
Inscribed in black ink on verso TRC: 93
Inscribed in pencil on verso CR: 2914
Stamped in purple ink on verso B: [all within oval frame] PASSED FOR PUBLICATION AS CENSORED \ 102 \ Date 19 AUG 1944 \ Name.............No.......... \ SHAEF \ FIELD PRESS CENSOR
Inscribed in pencil on verso TC: [illegible] \ face cut
Printed in purple ink on verso TC: ETO-HQ-44-11476 FREEMAN-6 15 AUG \ CREDIT - SIGNAL CORPS PHOTO \ PFC JOHN LANNON, BKLYN, N.Y., RECEIVES \ A BOUQUET FROM A FRENCH GIRL AS A TOKEN \ OF WELCOME AND GRTITUDE, WHILE PASSING \ THROUGH THE TOWN OF CHARTRES, FRANCE.
Stamped in red ink on verso BC: CONFIDENTIAL
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