[The final section of treadway is laid into placeon a newly constructed pontoon bridge across the Seine River. The bridge is being built by the US Army Engineers to replace one destroyed during the action around the town of Vulaines-Sur-Seine, France.]
Photograph
[The final section of treadway is laid into placeon a newly constructed pontoon bridge across the Seine River. The bridge is being built by the US Army Engineers to replace one destroyed during the action around the town of Vulaines-Sur-Seine, France.]
August 24, 1944
Gelatin silver print
4 × 5 in. (10.3 × 12.6 cm)
Gift of Peter, Nancy, and Stephen Freeman in memory of their father, Mark A. Freeman
Inscriptions Stamped in red ink on verso TL: CONFIDENTIAL
Inscribed in black ink on verso TRC: 124
Printed in purple ink on verso TC: ETO-HQ-44-12550 FREEMAN (6) 24 AUG \ CREDIT ... SIGNAL CORPS PHOTO. \ THE FINAL SECTION OF TREADWAY IS LAID \ INTO PLACE ON A NEWLY CONSTRUCTED \ PONTOON BRIDGE ACROSS THE SEINE RIVER. \ THE BRIDGE IS BEING BUILT BY US ARMY \ ENGINEERS TO REPLACE ONE DESTROYED \ DURING THE ACTION AROUND THE TOWN OF [line partially redacted and edited with blue grease pencil] \ VULAINE-SUR-SEINE, FRANCE [line partially redacted and edited with blue grease pencil]
Stamped in purple ink on verso BR: [all within oval frame] PASSED FOR PUBLICATION AS CENSORED \ 109 \ Date 27 AUG 1944 \ Name.............No.......... \ SHAEF \ FIELD PRESS CENSOR
Inscribed in blue grease pencil on verso BR: B 126
Stamped in black ink on verso BRC: 87E
Inscribed in black ink on verso TRC: 124
Printed in purple ink on verso TC: ETO-HQ-44-12550 FREEMAN (6) 24 AUG \ CREDIT ... SIGNAL CORPS PHOTO. \ THE FINAL SECTION OF TREADWAY IS LAID \ INTO PLACE ON A NEWLY CONSTRUCTED \ PONTOON BRIDGE ACROSS THE SEINE RIVER. \ THE BRIDGE IS BEING BUILT BY US ARMY \ ENGINEERS TO REPLACE ONE DESTROYED \ DURING THE ACTION AROUND THE TOWN OF [line partially redacted and edited with blue grease pencil] \ VULAINE-SUR-SEINE, FRANCE [line partially redacted and edited with blue grease pencil]
Stamped in purple ink on verso BR: [all within oval frame] PASSED FOR PUBLICATION AS CENSORED \ 109 \ Date 27 AUG 1944 \ Name.............No.......... \ SHAEF \ FIELD PRESS CENSOR
Inscribed in blue grease pencil on verso BR: B 126
Stamped in black ink on verso BRC: 87E
