[An American tank fords a stream in the Fountainbleau section of France in the drive which routed the Germans from the area. American engineers are repairing a bridge over the stream.]

[An American tank fords a stream in the Fountainbleau section of France in the drive which routed the Germans from the area. American engineers are repairing a bridge over the stream.]

Photograph

Lt. Mark A. Freeman

Maker
American, 1912–2005

[An American tank fords a stream in the Fountainbleau section of France in the drive which routed the Germans from the area. American engineers are repairing a bridge over the stream.]

August 22, 1944
Gelatin silver print
4 × 5 in. (10.1 × 13 cm)
Gift of Peter, Nancy, and Stephen Freeman in memory of their father, Mark A. Freeman
Inscriptions Inscribed in black ink on verso TRC: 118[crossed out] 93 [crossed out] \ 115
Inscribed in pencil on verso TLC: DPH [underlined] \ 849/8 \ 570 [circled]
Inscribed in pencil on verso TR: 849-570
Printed in purple ink on verso TC: ETO-HQ-44-12412 [overwritten in black ink] FREEMAN (6) 22 AUG \ CREDIT --- SIGNAL CORPS PHOTO \ AN AMERICAN TANK FORDS A STREAM \ IN THE FOUNTAINBLEU SECTION OF \ FRANCE IN THE DRIVE WHICH ROUTED \ THE GERMANS FROM THE AREA. AMERICAN \ ENGINEERS ARE REPAIRING A BRIDGE \ OVER THE STREAM.
Stamped in red ink on verso BR: [all within triangular border] NOT TO BE PUBLISHED \ FIELD PRESS CENSOR \ 108 \ SHAEF \ 26 AUG 1944 \ Name........No........
Stamped in red ink on verso BC: CONFIDENTIAL
Inscribed in blue grease pencil on verso BC: [illegible initials]
Inscribed in pencil on verso C: 289
Inscribed in pencil on verso BRC: 873
Inscribed in blue ink on verso BLC: 11 [circled]
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