[A tank rolls across the pontoon bridge built by the US Army Engineers across the Seine River. It was destroyed during the action around the town of Vulaines-Sur-Seine, France.]

[A tank rolls across the pontoon bridge built by the US Army Engineers across the Seine River. It was destroyed during the action around the town of Vulaines-Sur-Seine, France.]

Photograph

Lt. Mark A. Freeman

Maker
American, 1912–2005

[A tank rolls across the pontoon bridge built by the US Army Engineers across the Seine River. It was destroyed during the action around the town of Vulaines-Sur-Seine, France.]

August 24, 1944
Gelatin silver print
4 × 5 in. (10.1 × 12.7 cm)
Gift of Peter, Nancy, and Stephen Freeman in memory of their father, Mark A. Freeman
Inscriptions Inscribed in black ink on verso TRC: 127
Stamped in purple ink on verso TR: [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
Printed in purple ink on verso TC: ETO-HQ-44-12553 FREEMAN (6) 24 AUG \ CREDIT ... SIGNAL CORPS PHOTO. \ A TANK ROLLS OVER THE PONTOON BRIDGE \ BUILT BY US ARMY ENGINEERS ACROSS \ THE SEINE RIVER. IT WAS CONSTRUCTED TO \ REPLACE ONE DESTROYED DURING THE ACTION \ AROUND THE TOWN OF VULAINE-SUR-SEINE, [line partially redacted and edited with blue grease pencil] \ FRANCE. [line partially redacted and edited with blue grease pencil]
Stamped in red ink on verso BL: CONFIDENTIAL
Stamped in black ink on verso BRC: 87E
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