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At a road block located near Viareggio, Private First Class George Weatheroy, Portland, Oregon, inspects tire certificate of an Italian driver

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Caption on back: "At a road block located near Viareggio, not far from Leghorn, Private First Class George Weatheroy, Portland, Oregon, inspects tire certificate of an Italian driver; The road block, operated by members of the 90th Military Police Company, is set up to recover military tires belonging to the U.S. Government from civilian vehicles; Civilians may have tires marked for military use, but must carry tire certificates secured from Azienda Rilievo Alienazione Residuati [ARAR], Italian agency which resells U.S. Army surplus.
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Photographs Gelatin Silver Prints
Created Date:
1946
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Keywords

  1. African American Soldiers
  2. African Americans
  3. Armed Forces
  4. Automobiles
  5. Italy
  6. Roadblocks (Military Science)
  7. United States

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