Purchased by the Benton Museum of Art at Pomona College on August 12, 2020 from Edwynn Houk Gallery, New York.

Tour Beachhead: Lt. General Omar Bradley, leader of the U.S. ground forces in the French invasion, and Rear Admiral Alan G. Kirk, USN, commander of invasion task force, discuss the progress of the operation as they cruise along the French coast in an LSVP (landing ship vehicles personnel).

In 1942, Omar Nelson Bradley (February 12, 1893 – April 8, 1981), recently promoted to Major General, assumed command of the newly-activated 82nd Infantry Division. Bradley oversaw the division's transformation into the first American Airborne division. In August, the division was re-designated as the 82nd Airborne Division, and Bradley relinquished command to Major General Matthew B. Ridgway. Bradley then took command of the 28th Infantry Division, which was a National Guard division with soldiers mostly from the state of Pennsylvania. Bradley succeeded General George Patton as commander of II Corps in April of 1943 and directed it in the final Tunisian battles of April and May. Bradley continued to command II Corps in the invasion of Sicily and was promoted to Brevet Lieutenant General in June 1943. Alan Goodrich Kirk (born Philadelphia October 30 —died New York City October 15, 1963) was a U.S. Naval officer who commanded successful amphibious landings in Sicily and Normandy during World War II. He later served in important diplomatic posts.

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.

On recto: Label in bottom right corner, "DISPATCH / PHOTO NEWS / SERVICE / INC. / NEW YORK".

On verso: Typewritten label attached in center, "TOUR BEACHHEAD -- / Lieut. Gen. Omar Bradley, leader of the U.S. ground forces in the French invasion, and / Rear Admiral Alan G. Kirk, USN, commander of invasion task force, discuss progress / of the operation as they cruise along the French coast in an LSVP. / Produced Exclusively by Dispatch Photo News Service, New York City". Handwritten in graphite in top left corner, "DP-WW2-074".

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.

This object has the following keywords:

• Alan G. Kirk
• Alan G. Kirk
• Coastal Scenes
• France
• Germany
• Invasion of Normandy
• Invasions
• Landing ship vehicles personnel
• Omar Bradley
• Omar Bradley
• United States Army
• United States Army
• United States Navy
• United States Navy
• World War II

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