Cornelia Ladwig, Red Cross recreational director of Clarksburg, W. Va. keeps Pfc. Burton Crawford, left, of Elkins, W. Va. amused. He is one of the many recuperating patients in an evacuation hospital, somewhere in France.
Eagle's Nest Above Cloud, Hitler's Hideout, Near Berchtesgarden, Bavarian Alps, Germany
Date:
1945/08
Description:
Photograph taken by United States Army Major Elmer Prince of Morgantown, W. Va. Note the German "pillbox" in the foreground used to the defend Hitler's Eagle Nest.
Unidentified man dressed in laborer's clothes, including sturdy boots. This photograph was taken approximately three months after Germany surrendered. Note the unusual pipe the man has in his mouth.