Aftermath of a failed attempt at defusing a bomb

Aftermath of a failed attempt at defusing a bomb

Members of the Unione Nazionale Protezione Antiaerea are clearing the rubble and debris of a severely damaged terraced building. Another broken wall is visible on the right of the picture. A woman and a young girl are stopped by one of the men on the left, whilst another onlooker stands in the doorway of the premises next door.

Label reads “298”; signed by the author; caption reads “2 MAGGIO 1945. L’UNPA al lavoro dopo il recupero delle salme, in seguito allo scopio della bomba che ha troncato 25 giovani vite a S. GIORGIO di NOGARO. UD”.

Caption translates as: “2 May 1945. The National Union for the Anti-Aircraft Protection (UNPA) rescuing of the bodies of the 25 victims of the bomb explosion in San Giorgio di Nogaro (Udine province).”

One tempera on paper, pasted on mount board

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