World War II, US Navy - Lot 173

World War II, US Navy Landing on June 6, 1944 Vintage silver press print Typescript annotations and Keystone stamp on back Dimensions: 18 x 23 cm Note : Press photograph taken by the US Navy during the Allied landings on June 6, 1944, showing a scene aboard an American military vessel in full operation. The composition plunges the viewer into the heart of the action, highlighting the technical and human coordination required for one of the most decisive military operations of the XXᵉ century. This vintage silver print, distributed by the Keystone agency, bears typewritten annotations and a press stamp on the reverse, attesting to its media use and international distribution. A major historical document, this image is part of the iconography emblematic of the Second World War, and is of great interest both to collectors of press photography and to enthusiasts of documents linked to the D-Day landings and military history.