Photograph
Hotel de Nemours
| View across cobblestone street of a military jeep (marked "PRESS") is parked in front of the Hotel de Nemours, Rennes, France. Driving the jeep is Corporal Sidney Levine of Brooklyn, New York and the passenger is Private Fred Davis, Jr. of Pine Bluff, Arkansas. A woman on the sidewalk is standing at an open window behind them. Robert Doyle notes that the hotel had been "taken over by PRO (possibly Public Relations Office) for correspondents." This is where he stayed while in Rennes. |
| Image ID: | 100307 |
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| Creation Date: | 08 28 1944 |
| Creator Name: | Doyle, Robert |
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| Collection Name: | Robert Doyle papers, 1935-1974, 1995 |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | negative, original |
| Original Format Number: | M99-114, box 8, roll 34A, neg 3410 |
| Original Dimensions: | 2.375 x 2.375 inches |
| Robert Doyle was a civilian war correspondent for the Milwaukee Journal during World War II, covering the experiences of Wisconsin troops in the 32nd "Red Arrow" Division, an infantry division of the United States Army National Guard. The "Red Arrow" Division consisted mainly of soldiers from Wisconsin and Michigan. |
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