“THE SUPREME COMMANDER HOLDS FIELD INVESTITURE in Normandy, France. July 22, 1944. WW2 War Correspondent’s Photograph. 5 1/2” X 3 3/4” photographic paper with a 4 5/8” X 3 5/8” image of Eisenhower patting Major General T. Lawton Collins on the shoulder, after awarding him the Oak Leaf Cluster. Omar Bradley and General Gerow, commanding the 5th Corps, look on, smiling. The reverse of this Pool, “Brandt ACME” original Photograph has it’s original paper “slug” glued on. It has a Censor’s “PASSED FOR PUBLICATION” ink stamp, and a British “MINISTRY” ink stamp that shows it was passed July 22, 1944 by the British Ministry. The enlargement show the higher resolution of the image. These images show old time printing wavy edges and drying blems. Typical development methods for the rush to get these images published in free world newspapers. The left edge has a wavy edge, but shows the reverse film information “ALFA SUPERPAN PRESS”. This image was probably shot in a large format Speed Graphic Press Camera. Price: $24.00 (ref. A-276b)