MP. Pvt. Mahlon Smith of Phoenixville, PA., is assisted in directing traffic in San Vittore area by 9-year old Vicenzo Biscardo, formerly a homeless waif, outfitted in complete GI cop's uniform.
28 January, 1944. Photographer not given.
- Date
- 1944
- Photographer / author
- Signal Corps Archive from Ireland and United States
- Archive
- Wikimedia Commons
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- 3,600 × 2,895 pixels
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"MP. Pvt. Mahlon Smith of Phoenixville, PA., is assisted in directing traffic in San Vittore area by 9-year old Vicenzo Biscardo, formerly a homeless waif, outfitted in complete GI cop's uniform." (1944). Signal Corps Archive from Ireland and United States, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MP._Pvt._Mahlon_Smith_of_Phoenixville,_PA.,_is_assisted_in_directing_traffic_in_San_Vittore_area_by_9-year_old_Vicenzo_Biscardo,_formerly_a_homeless_waif,_outfitted_in_complete_GI_cop%27s_uniform._(49369291152).jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 4544.
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