Naples and Mt. Vesuvius, April 1945
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Title
Naples and Mt . Vesuvius , April 1945
Creator
Shaffer, Melvin C.
Description
A view of the harbor at Naples with Mt . Vesuvius in the background . A truly beautiful city , Naples was a nice retreat from assignments in the forward areas . This photo was made after the massive eruption of Vesuvius and clearly shows the newly formed top of the mountain . [paragraph] Even during the war the city was a thriving and busy place . Italy had surrendered on September 8 , 1943 and the Italians were warm and friendly towards the US soldiers . It was a common experience to be stopped on the street and asked : "Did you know my Uncle Pietra , he live in Brooklyn but I forgot his address but thought you probably knew him, he very big man ". I would always ask , "He Mafioso? " to which the answer usually was, "Yeah , he big. "
Original Date
1945
Date (EDTF)
1945
Place Depicted
Italy and Southern France
City or Area
Naples ; Vesuvius
Authorized Subject Terms
Italy--Vesuvius Eruption of Vesuvius (Italy : 1944) World War (1939-1945) Volcanoes Harbors
Keywords
World War 2 ; World War II ; WW2 ; Mount Vesuvius
Subject
World War, 1939-1945 Naples (Italy)--Description and travel--Photographs Vesuvius (Italy)--Eruption, 1944--Photographs Volcanoes--Italy--Photographs Harbors--Naples (Italy)--Photographs Architecture--Italy--Photographs Photography, Panoramic Color photography
Type
Image
Digitization Date
Digitized: 2002-08-08
Digital Format
.jpg
Call Number
Ag2002.1454
SMU File Name
itmcs008it.jpg
Digital Collection
Melvin C. Shaffer World War II Photographs
Library
DeGolyer Library
Publisher
Central University Libraries , Southern Methodist University
Rights
This item may be protected by copyright law. Please cite the DeGolyer Library, Southern Methodist University as the source of this file. For more information contact degolyer@smu.edu.
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