Bidspirit auction | US Army Maneuvers Souvenir Photo

US Army Maneuvers Souvenir Photo Montage Print Under Southern Skies Dietz Printing Co Circa 1941 - This item is a wide-format panoramic souvenir photographic montage print titled Under Southern Skies. Published by The Dietz Printing Company of Richmond, Virginia, the print commemorates the large-scale U.S. Army maneuvers conducted in 1941. The composition features a variety of early World War II mechanized equipment, including M2 and M3 half-tracks, M3 White scout cars, early Bantam or Willys MB jeeps, and M2 light tanks. The sky is populated with a montage of aircraft including a B-17 Flying Fortress, twin-engine bombers, and a surveillance blimp. Soldiers are depicted in field uniforms wearing M1917A1 helmets. The print includes social scenes showing interactions with the local Southern population, such as a civilian family at a fence and children eating watermelon near a mule-drawn wagon. The lower left margin is marked Copyright and Published by The Dietz Printing Company, Richmond, VA. The main title is printed as Under Southern Skies with the subtitle The South Plays Host—A Souvenir Picture of the U. S. Army Maneuvers / A Photo Montage. Length: Approximately 36 inches. Pickup is Wednesday, April 22 from 10 am to 3 pm at our gallery in Lancaster, Ohio 43130 or we will provide in-house shipping for this item. We will charge a $5 fee if you want to pick this lot up another day. Once packed up we will send you an invoice for shipping & handling. Shipping questions: shipping@burnsbid.com. Sales tax is collected on this auction.