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Frederick Hartt inspecting building
Lt. Frederick Hartt, specialist in Italian Renaissance and Baroque art and architecture, inspecting cornice fragment splintered by Nazi shell that struck Giotto's Campanile.
Pumping groundwater outside the Uffizi
View of groundwater being pumped from the Uffizi Piazza. In background on right can be seen the sculpture of Pier Antonio Micheli. On left, a view of Ponte Vecchio and the arcade of Lugarno degli Archibusieri from the east.
Pumping groundwater outside the Uffizi
View of groundwater being pumped from the Uffizi Piazza with a view of Ponte Vecchio and the arcade of Lugarno degli Archibusieri from the east.
Destroyed building in Florence
View of destroyed medieval tower, Borgo San Jacopo, near Ponte Vecchio in Florence after allied bombing. The tower was brought down by bulldozers and cable under the direction of Capt. Cecil Pinsent, M.F.A.A.
Collapsing ruins
View of remains of medieval tower, as it is demolished under the direction of Capt. Cecil Pinsent M.F.A.A., following bombing damage.
View of Lungarno Corsini
View of bombing damage off of the Piazza Carlo Goldoni in Florence, where the Lungarno Corsini meets the Ponte alla Carraia.
View of Ponte Vecchio with Duomo
Remains of the gallery between the Pitti Palace and Uffizi on corbels at Via dei Bardi and Via Guiciardini, looking north toward Duomo.
Damaged shops on Ponte Vecchio
Damaged buildings along the Ponte Vecchio looking north toward Duomo.
Damaged building in Florence
View from below of damaged building (No. 18 Borgo San Jacopo) in Florence.
Destroyed Ponte alle Grazie bridge
View of destroyed Ponte alle Grazie from the Lungarno Benvenuto Cellini. Tower of Santa Croce can be seen in the background. The bridge had been destroyed by retreating German troops and was not reconstructed following the end of the war.
People gathered in Piazza degli Uffizi
Adults and children, plus three vehicles, in the Piazza degli Uffizi. Some people aid in pumping water on right. Pennoyer caption: Populace seeking water from reservoirs in colonnade of Ufizzi Gallery
Damage along the Arno
Elevated view of Ponte Vecchio and damage along the Arno from the northeast. The negative has been damaged, apparently purposefully, with horizontal scratch marks.
Interior near Palazzo Vecchio
View of a damaged interior on the second floor a building near the Palazzo Vecchio, which can be seen through the window. Pennoyer notes that a shell has pierced the floor and landed in the street below.
View from above of Ponte Vecchio
Elevated view from the Palazzo Uffizi of the Ponte Vecchio, Santa Trinita and Carraia bridges in distance.
Damage near Ponte Vecchio
View of bombing damage along Arno, looking toward the Ponte Vecchio and the Palazzo Vecchio from the southwest.
View from south bank of the Arno
View of bombing damage from the Borgo San Jacopo; Florence Cathedral and Palazzo Vecchio can be seen in the distance.
Woman sitting in the rubble
View of Ponte Vecchio from southeast, showing a lone woman sitting on a bundle amidst the rubble; in the background Florentines continue to excavate books and manuscripts from the ruins of the Colombaria Collection.
Borgo San Jacobo in Florence
Bombing damage from southeast of the Ponte Vecchio along the Borgo San Jacobo with tower of the Palazzo Vecchio in the background. The medieval Torre dei Mannelli substantially less damaged than its surroundings.
Ponte alle Grazie, Florence
Slightly elevated view of the destroyed Ponte alle Grazie, with uniformed soldier walking along bank of the Arno. The bridge had been destroyed by retreating German troops.
Ruins of the Torre dei Mannelli and Ponte Vecchio
View showing the Torre dei Mannelli, with the remains of its gallery between the Pitti Palace and Ufizzi on corbels, located off the south end of the Ponte Vecchio; the tower of Palazzo Vecchio can be seen in distance.
Elevated view of damage along Arno
Elevated view of damage along Arno with Ponte Santa Trinita right.
Elevated view of Holy Trinity Bridge
Elevated view of Arno and Ponte Santa Trinita and the Ponte alle Grazie just beyond; negative is damaged.
Men examining salvaged documents from Colombaria Society
Two men examine the archives of the Colombaria Society, temporarily stored at the Palazzo Mozzo Bardini. On August 3, 1944 the library and museum of the Colombaria Society were destroyed, but many records survived.
Men examining archives of Colombaria Society
Two men examine the archives of the Colombaria Society, temporarily stored at the Palazzo Mozzo Bardini. On August 3, 1944 the library and museum of the Colombaria Society were destroyed, but many records survived.
Men examining archives of Colombaria Society
Two men examine the archives of the Colombaria Society, temporarily stored at the Palazzo Mozzo Bardini. On August 3, 1944 the library and museum of the Colombaria Society were destroyed, but many records survived.
Clearing rubble along Lungarno Torrigiani
View of soldiers and Florentines clearing rubble on the Lungarno Torrigiani near the Ponte Vecchio.
Clearing damage near Ponte Vecchio
View of Florentines clearing rubble along the bank of the Arno River and excavating books and manuscripts among the ruins of the Colombaria Collection.
Excavations along the Arno
Elevated view of people excavating the site of the Colombaria Collection.
Clearing rubble along Arno
Elevated view from the west of people clearing rubble along the north bank of the Arno River.
Loading works stored at the Castello di Poppiano
Artworks being returned to the Belli Arte in Florence from Castello di Poppiano.
Loading works stored at the Castello di Oliveto
Men loading artworks stored at Castello di Oliveto to return to Florence.
Loading paintings at the Castello di Oliveto
Returning church panels and pictures to the Belli Arte in Florence.
Loading paintings stored at Castello di Oliveto
Returning church panels and paintings stored at Castello di Oliveto to the Belli Arte in Florence.