Original 1947 Associated Press wire photo showing the devastated French city of Caen, Normandy, nearly three years after the D-Day landings. The image documents the extensive wartime destruction left behind following the liberation of the area by Allied forces. Original AP caption printed directly on the photograph. Measures approximately 8¾ x 6¼ inches. AP stamp on the reverse. Light handling wear, scattered surface marks, minor corner and edge wear, and age toning consistent with age. From the archive of a Pittsburgh area newspaper.
