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10th Mountain troops debark at Leghorn, Italy

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Call NumberTMD-605CreatorUnited States. Army. Signal CorpsDate1945 January 24SummaryUniformed artillerymen, members of the 10th Mountain Division, descend a gangplank from a transport ship in the city of Livorno, Italy. The men wears uniforms and carry packs, duffel bags and rifles. Open army trucks are filled with soldiers on a quay near a retaining wall and bombed out buildings. A sign on the ship reads: "Ships dispensary."Physical Description1 photographic print : black and white ; 20 x 24 cm (8 x 9 1/2 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectWorld War, 1939-1945--American--Campaigns & battles--Italy--LivornoWorld War, 1939-1945--Destruction and pillage--Italy--LivornoGangplanks--Italy--LivornoGovernment vessels--American--Italy--LivornoPiers & wharves--Italy--LivornoSoldiers--American--Italy--LivornoItaly--War damage--LivornoUnited States. Army. Mountain Division, 10thGeographic AreaLivorno (Italy)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryType of MaterialPhotographic printsBlack & white photographsOriginal Material Found in Collection10th Mountain Division Resource Center CollectionNotesAttribution and publication information stamped on verso. Printed on verso: "To simplify the unloading of duffle bags from their transportation ship, all bags are lined against the after deck rail and each man takes one as he files by toward the gangplank as the artillerymen of the 10th Mountain Division debark. 5th Army, Leghorn, Italy." Title supplied.

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Rights Statementhttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/Credit10th Mountain Division Resource Center, Denver Public Library, [call number]Digital Reproduction Available for PurchaseYes

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10th Mountain troops debark at Leghorn, Italy