Italian factory workers sweeping the floor before starting their work as part of Marshall Plan recovery post World War II. A worker is seen polishing a machine. Workers repair and paint a cashier booth with sign “CASSA” (“Cashier”). A pair of workers cleaning a machine. Smoke rises from factory smokestack. Italian workers punch their timecards. Italian machine shop workers operate lathes. Wide shot of machine shop workers in factory.
A smiling boy riding a carousel horse in Italy. Italian children smiling as they watch a carousel in town square. Children laughing and pointing at the carousel. Close up of carousel horse’s face. A horse cart passes by a Pizzicheria or grocer. A group of women talking in front of a grocer and bakery (Paneficio). A baker weighs cheese for a woman customer at a Paneficio. Canned goods for sale on display at the bakery. A shoemaker cobbler repairs shoes with his sons as customer picks repair. Itinerant vendor selling wares to townspeople.
Factory workers leaving a factory after work in Italy. Smoke rises from factory smokestacks. A smiling boy riding a carousel horse.
U.S. troops march across the Han River Bridge. South Korean refugees move along the frozen river. Men pull sleds loaded with luggage. A motor convoy of the 29th British Brigade moves along the road past a wrecked T-34 tank near Suwon. Tanks and other vehicle pass on bridge. Wrecked tank on broken bridge in the background. U.S. troops dig fields for a delaying action in Suwon. Tanks at field. Soldier shovels fields.
On Feb. 12 and 13, 1951, elements of the U.S. Army 2nd Infantry Division, including 38th Infantry Regiment, suffered severe losses in combat with superior Chinese forces, near Hoengsong,during the Korean War. Photos shot three weeks later show the carnage on a frozen battleground. Remnants of a destroyed U.S. field piece are surrounded by dead U.S. Army soldiers frozen on snow-covered ground. A severely damaged U.S. halftrack sits in the dirt. An unidentified jumble of burned out war machinery. Damaged 20mm dual mount anti-aircraft guns. U.S. Marines, of the 7th Regiment, in full field gear, entering the area for the first time since the February battle. They march over a snow-covered road, past remnants of the U.S. Army convoy that was fighting its way out of the area besieged by Chinese forces on all sides. A destroyed U.S. Army truck. Sign next to wreckage reads:"38th I.FL Co CP." A fallen American soldier frozen in a rice paddy. Smoke rising from Korean village buildings burning in background, above terraced landscape. More views of wrecked equipment and fallen soldiers. A mountain pass in the background. A destroyed truck. Suddenly black smoke starts rising in the background. A U.S. Marine standing near an M46 Patton tank. More debris and destroyed trucks.
U.S. soldiers at the 40th Infantry Division area in Seoul. On return from R&R (Rest and Relaxation) in Japan, Sergeant Tubb and Private First Calss (Pfc) Hill walk up a steep hill to their sandbagged Command Post. They are greeted by a Sergeant who walks up from the CP and gives them armored vests. They are joined by three buddies. Hill and Tubbs present the Sergeant with a cap and parasol.