Civilians repairing a trunk road and a railway line after bombing

Civilians repairing a trunk road and a railway line after bombing

At night, men are clearing debris by using shovels, pick axes and a wheel barrow. A fire has been lit and men are holding torches and lanterns. In the foreground three military personnel are talking, one with a lantern in his right hand, another smoking a pipe and gesturing with his left hand while the third is listening with arms folded.

Label reads “228”; signed by the author; caption reads “16 FEBRAIO 1945. TORVISCOSA, civili al lavoro notturno al lume delle torcie [sic] in zona 3 ponti per riparare l’interruzione alla ferrovia, e alla strada statale, inseguito [sic] agli attacchi aerei.”

Caption translates as: “16 February 1945, Torviscosa. Civilians are working by torchlights in the Tre Ponti district. They are trying to repair the railway and highway following the aerial bombings.”

One tempera on paper, pasted on mount board

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