Ward-Perkins Collection. Photographs
Opere d'arte fiorentine, l'arrivo a Firenze
Ward-Perkins Collection. Photographs. War Damage Series
Ward-Perkins, J. B. (John Bryan), 1912-1981 (collector)Allied Forces. Supreme Headquarters. Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives Section
[22 July 1945]
1 photographic print : gelatin silver, b&w ; 11 x 17 cm.
Photograph showing the triumphal arrival of the U.S. Fifth Army trucks at Piazza della Signoria.
Photograph taken or collected on behalf of Allied Military Government, Division of Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives (MFA&A). Title from verso. Works of art looted by Germans from Florence were brought back to their proper home on 22 July 1945. Forms part of: Ward-Perkins Collection. Photographs. War Damage Series.
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Report of the American Commission for the protection and salvage of artistic and historic monuments in war areas
Art treasures in warWorld War, 1939-1945Destruction and pillageMilitary personnelAmericanMilitary vehiclesPeopleWar damage
ItalyFlorencePiazza della SignoriaToscana
1940-1950
Gelatin silver prints
British School at Rome
WP[PHP]-War03-0325
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