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Trenton Mill, Gastonia, N.C. Tom Jenkins (left hand end) 13 years old, been in mill 3 year. Walter Jenkins, 15 years old. 4 years in mill. John Glover, (right hand) 16 years old, at mill 5 years. Closing hour, 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. Location: Gastonia, North Carolina.
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A black and white photo of a man sitting in a field, West Virginia. Farm Security Administration photograph.
Francois Malagnac, adopte. Address: 64 Place Belder, Bordeaux, (Hironde) protege of: Officers & Men U.S. Naval Air Station, Castletownbare, Ireland
A Sicilian boy carrying a huge squash produced on one of the farms
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A black and white photo of a boy carrying a basket. Office of War Information Photograph
Farm security administration office of war information black and white negatives
Farm security administration office of war information black and white negatives
An old black and white photo of a street. Great Depression and Dust Bowl.
Farm security administration office of war information black and white negatives
Farm security administration office of war information black and white negatives
Farm security administration office of war information black and white negatives
Farm security administration office of war information black and white negatives
Farm security administration office of war information black and white negatives
A black and white photo of a boy carrying a basket. Office of War Information Photograph
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Title and other information from caption card.
Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944.
More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsaowi
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Film copy on SIS roll 16, frame 403.
The Allied invasion of Sicily, code-named Operation Husky, began before dawn on July 10, 1943, with combined air and sea landings involving 150,000 troops, 3,000 ships and 4,000 aircraft and 600 tanks. Allied troops encountered little resistance. The Axis defense of Sicily was weakened by losses the German and Italian armies had suffered in North Africa, in casualties as well as the several hundred thousand troops captured at the end of the campaign. On July 25, the day after Mussolini’s arrest, Italian troops began withdrawing from Sicily. As July turned to August, Patton, and Montgomery and their armies battled mostly against German troops pushing the Axis forces until most were trapped in a northeast corner of the island. After 38 days of fighting, the U.S. and Great Britain successfully drove German and Italian troops from the island. On August 17, 1943, Patton, expecting to fight one final battle, was surprised to learn that the enemy forces had disappeared. The battle for Sicily was complete, but German losses had not been severe, and the Allies’ failure to capture the fleeing Axis armies undermined their victory.