Volcanic eruption of Vesuvius, Italy, in March 1944. In the foreground is the village of San Sebastiano al Vesuvio. The lava flow (in the left foreground) flowed through the village on the day before this photo was taken.
Melvin C. Shaffer (US Army)  <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://exhibits.hsl.virginia.edu/8thevacuation/shaffer/">http://exhibits.hsl.virginia.edu/8thevacuation/shaffer/</a>
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