Historical Photo Archive - World War II "D-Day" Limited Edition 17x22 Fine Art Giclee on Paper #/375

Limited Edition # / 375

  • Lot number 5373766
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  • Total bids 18
  • Winning bid $50.40
  • Buyer's premium $8.57
  • Total $58.97
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Please note, the giclee is limited edition and has been hand numbered #/375.

Historic and emotional image of the a LCVP (Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel) from the U.S. Coast Guard-manned USS Samuel Chase disembarks troops of Company E, 16th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division (the Big Red One) wading onto the Fox Green section of Omaha Beach (Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France) on the morning of June 6, 1944. American soldiers encountered the newly formed German 352nd Division when landing.

This Limited Edition Fine Art Giclee is printed on acid-free museum quality paper with a hand-torn deckled edge measuring 17" x 22" in size. It is hand-titled and hand-numbered. All though this image can be used by others the Historical Photo Archive collection will not produce more than 375 pieces. Each piece of art features an embossed seal of quality from Historical Photo Archive collection.

The Normandy landings were the landing operations on Tuesday, 6 June 1944 of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during World War II. Codenamed Operation Neptune and often referred to as D-Day, it was the largest seaborne invasion in history. The operation began the liberation of German-occupied France (and later Europe) from Nazi control and laid the foundations of the Allied victory on the Western Front.

Historical Photo Archive:

The archival collection contains historically and socially significant imagery that documents the human experience throughout the centuries up to the present day. The collection features sport and music icons, notable luminary’s as well as landmark moments.

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