[American dive bombers register a direct hit on a bridge crossing the Seine River near Fountaine-Bleau, France.]

[American dive bombers register a direct hit on a bridge crossing the Seine River near Fountaine-Bleau, France.]

Photograph

Lt. Mark A. Freeman

Maker
American, 1912–2005

[American dive bombers register a direct hit on a bridge crossing the Seine River near Fountaine-Bleau, France.]

August 23, 1944
Gelatin silver print
4 × 5 in. (10.4 × 12.7 cm)
Gift of Peter, Nancy, and Stephen Freeman in memory of their father, Mark A. Freeman
Inscriptions Inscribed on negative on recto LC, RC: [crop marks]
Inscribed in black ink on verso TRC: 140
Printed in purple ink on verso TC: ETO-HQ-44-12592 FREEMAN [overwritten in black ink] (6) 23 AUG \ CREDIT ... SIGNAL CORPS PHOTO \AMERICAN DIVE BOMBERS REGISTER A \ DIRECT HIT ON A BRIDGE CROSSING \ THE SEINE RIVER NEAR FOUNTAINE- \ BLEAU, FRANCE.
Stamped in purple ink on verso B: [all within rectangle frame] PASSED FOR PUBLICATION \ 109 \ Date 27 AUG 1944 \ Name.............No.......... \ SHAEF \ FIELD PRESS CENSOR
Inscribed in pencil on verso RC: 352
Inscribed in blue grease pencil on verso BR: R74
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