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80-G-285204: Normandy Invasion, Mulberries, June 1944

80-G-285144: Normandy Invasion, June 1944. Lobnitz pier off “Omaha” Beach, France. It forms part of the U.S. Mulberry. Large “spuds” of vertical rails on which platforms ride with ebb and flow of tide. It provides simultaneous unloading of both decks of an LST. Shown: The “spud” mechanism. Photograph released November 7, 1944. Official U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2016/03/15).
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Caption: Normandy Invasion, June 1944. Outboard Rhino motors and gear on pontoon causeway in U.S. Mulberry at invasion beach of Normandy, France. Photograph released November 7, 1944. U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2016/03/15).
Accession #: 80-G-285204
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