Title from caption on object: “Armed Services Mark Fifth Anniversary of D-Day”

June 6, 1944

American 20th Century, U.S. Coast Guard

Associated Names
American 20th Century

Artist

U.S. Coast Guard

Artist

The image depicts a busy beach scene from an elevated perspective. The horizon, marked by the meeting point of the sea and sky, is in the upper third of the image, with numerous ships extending into the distance. Large ships are closer to the shore, some unloading vehicles and personnel. There are barrage balloons in the sky. Close to us, there are vehicles and materials parked or in motion on the beach, indicating activity and logistics. The beach shows tracks and patches of dampness, suggesting recent movement. The photograph is in black and white, showing varying shades of grey that emphasize the operations at the shore.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon

  • Dimensions

    image: 19.3 × 23.9 cm (7 5/8 × 9 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 20.8 × 25.4 cm (8 3/16 × 10 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.177.341

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mary and Dan Solomon, Monarch Beach, CA; gift to NGA, 2018.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

by unknown hand, top right in graphite: 81; lower right printed in negative: 71287 A.C.; on verso, top left printed in black ink on applied label: GA-WR-173; by unknown hand, top right in red ink: D-Day; upper right stamped in red ink: PIC RAN; upper right stamped in red ink: NOV 20 1983; upper right printed in purple ink inverted: ARMED SERVICES MARK FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF D-DAY. [underlined] General of the Army / Dwight D. Eisenhower's favorite photograph of the Normandy Invasion is [circled] / chosen as a fitting three service pictute [sic] release commemorating the fifth /anniversary of the D-Day landings in France. Credited to the U.S. Coast / Guard, it is an impressive panorama of the joint operations in the initial / assault. / HOLDING FOR RELEASE IN CONJUNCTION WITH D-DAY ANNIVERSARY PUBLICATION. [underlined] / PHOTO CREDIT: U. S. Coast Guard.; lower left stamped in red ink inverted: MAY 3 1949

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