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Title	Mt. Vesuvius at night, eruption of 1944
Creator	Shaffer, Melvin C.
Description	The fury of the volcanic eruption of Mt. Vesuvius was more apparent at night when lava flow could nearly always be seen, a pattern of outcroppings that changed nightly. Here the front is advancing towards Naples. This flow occurred irregularly over two or three days, and the odor was easily detected from as far as 50 miles. Military personnel were warned to keep away, which, of course, made getting close to the eruptive material all the more attractive. Military personnel and vehicles did however rescue and move the population of entire towns during this eruption and many military vehicles were trapped and consumed in the lava flows while attempting to do so. Also, a few vehicles were trapped and consumed while soldiers were getting as close as possible to see the sights up close. I am not aware of any soldier being killed or wounded in this endeavor but some of us were mighty scared.
Original Date	1944
Place Depicted	Italy and Southern France
City or Area	Vesuvius
Keywords	World War 1939-1945, Italy, Vesuvius eruption 1944, Volcanoes, Lava flows, Night, Photographs, Vesuvio
Subject	World War, 1939-1945 Vesuvius (Italy)--Eruption, 1944--Photographs Volcanoes--Italy--Photographs Lava flows--Photographs Night--Photographs
Type	Image
Digitization Date	Digitized: 2002-08-08
Digital Format	.jpg
Call Number	Ag2002.1454
SMU File Name	itmcs016it.jpg
Digital Collection	Melvin C. Shaffer World War II Photographs
Library	DeGolyer Library
Publisher	Central University Libraries, Southern Methodist University
Rights	The files in this collection are protected by copyright law. No commercial reproduction or distribution of these files is permitted without the written permission of Southern Methodist University, Central University Libraries. These files may be freely used for educational purposes, provided they are not altered in any way, and Southern Methodist University is cited. A high-quality version of these files may be obtained for a fee by contacting degolyer@smu.edu.

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