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A Fifth Army mortar team loads its 4.2 mortar to send another blast at the Germans in the valley below, January 1944
Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print on paper
Creation Place:
Europe
Technique:
Photography
Credit Line:
Restricted gift of Michael Mattis, Judy Hochberg, Fernando Barnuevo and Gloria Ybarra
Accession Number:
P2020.6.67
Provenance
Purchased by the Benton Museum of Art at Pomona College on August 12, 2020 from Edwynn Houk Gallery, New York.
Commentary
Precision Work of a Mortar Team: Fighting with the Fifth Army to penetrated Hitler's Winter Line of defense in Italy, this mortar team speedily loads its 4.2 mortar to let loose another blast at the Germans in the valley below. Left to right: Pvt. John Greczkowski of Yorkville, New York; PFC Carl Salisbury of Fredericksburgh, Virginia; PFC Elmer Putman (loading) of Flemington, Pennsylvania; Sgt. Allen White of Cincinnati, Ohio; and PFC Carl Marzulli of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Fifth Army was at the Winter Line from November 15, 1943 - January 15, 1944.
Technique
Ferrotyped prints are processed in such a way that they are shiny. The print has a sensitive surface, usually thinner, because it was put through a press while still wet.
Marks
On recto: Label in bottom right corner, "DISPATCH / PHOTO NEWS / SERVICE / INC. / NEW YORK". On verso: Typewritten label attached in center, "PRECISION WORK OF A MORTAR TEAM / Fighting with the Fifth Army to penetrate Hitler's winter line of defense in Italy, this mortar team speedily / loads its 4.2 mortar to let loose another blast at the Germans in the valley below. Left to right; Pvt. John / Greczkowski, Yorkville, N.Y., Pfc. Carl Salisbury, Fredericksburg, Va., Pfc. Elmer Putman (loading) of / Flemington, Pa.; Sgt. Allen White, Cincinnati, Ohio and Pfc. Carl Marzulli, Philadelphia, Pa. / Produced Exclusively by Dispatch Photo News Service, New York City". Handwritten in graphite in top left corner, "DP-WW2-067".
Materials
Ferrotyped prints have a sensitive surface, usually shiny and thinner, because they are put through a press while still wet. Ferrotyping makes the surface of the photograph smoother. Light does not scatter as much on a smoother surface, so this increases contrast. That makes ferrotyped images better for press photography.
Keywords
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This object has the following keywords:
Allen White,
Carl Marzulli,
Carl Salisbury,
Cincinnati,
Elmer Putman,
Flemington,
Fredericksburg,
Germany,
Italian Campaign,
Italy,
John Greczkowski,
Mortars,
PFC Carl Marzulli,
PFC Carl Salisbury,
PFC Elmer Putman,
Philadelphia,
Pvt. John Greczkowski,
Sgt. Allen White,
Soldiers,
U.S. Fifth Army,
Winter Line,
World War II,
Yorkville
- Allen White
- Carl Marzulli
- Carl Salisbury
- Cincinnati
- Elmer Putman
- Flemington
- Fredericksburg
- Germany
- Italian Campaign
- Italy
- John Greczkowski
- Mortars
- PFC Carl Marzulli
- PFC Carl Salisbury
- PFC Elmer Putman
- Philadelphia
- Pvt. John Greczkowski
- Sgt. Allen White
- Soldiers
- U.S. Fifth Army
- Winter Line
- World War II
- Yorkville
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