Mt. Vesuvius at night, eruption of 1944
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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
Date (EDTF)
1944
Place Depicted
Italy and Southern France
City or Area
Vesuvius
Authorized Subject Terms
Italy--Vesuvius Eruption of Vesuvius (Italy : 1944) World War (1939-1945) Volcanoes Lava
Keywords
World War 2 ; World War II ; WW2 ; Mount Vesuvius
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
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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