Call NumberTMD-143CreatorBingham, Roy O.Date1945SummaryFive Tenth Mountain Division soldiers eat their chow around a jeep in a heavily shelled Italian town. One bites into a piece of food and holds an opened can with a spoon in it while standing beside the jeep. The second sits behind the steering wheel and has his plate and an opened can propped on the dashboard. He is wearing glasses. Behind him another drinks from a metal cup and holds a piece of food. The fourth uses the hood of the jeep as a table while he opens a small ; from a metal cup.; packet of food. He is wearing a wedding ring. The fifth soldier stands in front of the jeep and spoons food from a can. All are wearing helmets and have their rifles propped against the side of the jeep. The jeep has the name Marilyn painted above the right rear tire and is parked near three shelled buildings. Rubble covers the ground and shelled, leafless trees are in the background. Another soldier sits on the ground against the wall of the closest building drinkingPhysical Description1 photonegative ; 10 x 12 cm (3 3/4 x 4 3/4 in.); 1 photoprint ; 10 x 12 cm (3 3/4 x 4 3/4 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectSoldiers--United StatesUnited States. Army. Mountain Division, 10thWorld War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--ItalyGeographic AreaItalyCollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage file: ZZR700200143; Blizzard.Type of MaterialFilm negativesOriginal Material Found in Collection10th Mountain Division Resource Center CollectionTMD68. Henry I. Moscow papersNotesNumber 61 and "Soldiers around a jeep" hand written on original negative envelope. Number 35 in ink and "lunch break 10th mtn. Italy, 1945"; Photograph taken for Blizzard. Photonegative is silvering out. R7002001434
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