Title from caption on object: “American ‘Ducks’ Swim Shoreward...”

June 6, 1944

American 20th Century, United States Army Signal Corps

The image shows an overhead view of a seascape with several amphibious vehicles moving across the water. The horizon is high in the image, with ships visible in the distance. The photograph is in black and white. The vehicles closest to us create wakes as they move through the water, while others further out form a pattern. The image is monochrome, with shades of gray and white depicting the water and vehicles. There is a slightly blurred appearance to the scene, possibly due to age or motion. A dark blurred spot in the upper third of the image affects clarity.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print with applied color

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 14.3 × 21 cm (5 5/8 × 8 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.177.336

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Anthony Fox [?]; Mary and Dan Solomon, Monarch Beach, CA; gift to NGA, 2018.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

retouching upper center in black ink; crop marks in corners in black ink; on verso, upper right printed in black ink on applied label perpendicular: hab 1335; center stamped in red ink on applied newspaper: JUN 8 1944; lower center printed in black ink on applied red sticker on applied newspaper: 41; lower center printed in black ink on applied newspaper: [reproduction of image] / AMERICAN "DUCKS" SWIM SHOREWARD in France in the invasion land- / ings. These are amphibious craft which leave the surf and move up beaches without a pause. They are / shown inbound from landings ships offshore, piling up increasing Allied power on the beachhead. The / large black mark high on the photograph is a censor's deletion. Just what information useful to the / enemy this invasion scene contained remains a safe secret—(Wirephoto transmitted across the Atlantic by / signal corps radio).

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