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This image was selected as picture of the day on Wikimedia Commons for 27 April 2012. It was captioned as follows: English: An infantryman prepares to hurl a grenade in training at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, USA, during World War II . Other languages:
Dansk: En pakke til Hitler. En infanterist er under træningen i Fort Belvoir, Virginia, USA, klar til at kaste en ananas af den uspiselige slags. English: An infantryman prepares to hurl a grenade in training at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, USA, during World War II . Español: ‘Un paquete para Hitler. Un soldado de infantería adiestrándose en Fort Belvoir, Virginia, se prepara para lanzar una piña del tipo no comestible.’ Fotografía de Alfred T. Palmer. Français : Un colis pour Hitler. Un fantassin pendant un entrainement à Fort Belvoir en Viriginie. Italiano: Durante la seconda guerra mondiale un fante in addestramento a Fort Belvoir si prepara a lanciare una bomba a mano. Magyar: Az európai frontra készülő amerikai lövészkatona kiképzése során kézigránát dobógyakorlatot hajt végre (Fort Belvoir, Virginia) Nederlands: Een pakketje voor Hitler. Een infanterist in opleiding in Fort Belvoir, Virginia, die bereid is om een ananas van de niet-eetbare variëteit te slingeren. Македонски: „Пакет за Хитлер“ - американски војник се обучува како да фрла гранати. ქართული: გზავნილი ჰიტლერისათვის. ამერიკელი ჯარისკაცი სწავლობს ხელყუმბარის სროლას. 1942 წლის ნოემბერი. 中文: 一个步兵手持Mk 2手榴弹,在弗吉尼亚州贝尔沃堡训练,拍摄于1942年11月。 |
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Summary
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A package for Hitler. |
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Description |
English: Fort Belvoir, Virginia. Grenade throwers. An infantryman in training at Fort Belvoir, Virginia prepares to hurl a grenade.
Español: Fort Belvoir, Virginia. Granaderos. Un soldado de infantería entrenando en Fort Belvoir, Virgnia, se prepara para arrojar una granada. |
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Date | November 1942 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dimensions | height: 5 in (12.7 cm); width: 4 in (10.1 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Library of Congress:
Franklin D. Roosevelt Library (NLFDR), 4079 Albany Post Road, Hyde Park, NY, 12538-1999. |
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Library of Congress: Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, Detroit Publishing Company Collection, LC-D4-13088 |
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Notes |
Library of Congress: Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches).; Negative is ripped and folded.; Title and other information from caption card. LOT 1962 (Location of corresponding print.) Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is available at; http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsaowi |
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References | The following changes were applied to this restoration: global sharpness increased, filaments/dust removed, levels adjusted, cropped. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Licensing
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This image is a work of an employee of the United States Farm Security Administration or Office of War Information domestic photographic units, taken as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain in the United States. See Copyright. |
Annotations | This image is annotated: View the annotations at Commons |