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Hardcover Case for the Portfolio: "With the 34th Infantry Division in Italy"

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Artist Rudolph Charles von Ripper American, b. Austria, 1905 - 1960

Hardcover Case for the Portfolio: "With the 34th Infantry Division in Italy"

Date1947

MediumHardcover leather case

DimensionsOverall: 17 × 13 3/8 × 3/4 in. (43.2 × 34 × 1.9 cm)

Credit LineGeorgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia; Gift of Michael T. Ricker

Object number2022.183.34

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On To Rome - After The Breakthrough Some Of Our Units Were Attached To The First Armored Division And Rode On The Tanks Into The Eternal City.

On To Rome - After The Breakthrough Some Of Our Units Were Attached To The First Armored Division And Rode On The Tanks Into The Eternal City.

Rudolph Charles von Ripper

1947

G-2 Section Of Division HQ, Like Most Sections, Operated From A Truck With A Lean-To.

G-2 Section Of Division HQ, Like Most Sections, Operated From A Truck With A Lean-To.

Rudolph Charles von Ripper

1947

All Through The Italian Campaign The Germans Used Every Type Of Mine - With The Infantry Went The Engineers With Their Mine-Detectors.

All Through The Italian Campaign The Germans Used Every Type Of Mine - With The Infantry Went The Engineers With Their Mine-Detectors.

Rudolph Charles von Ripper

1947

We Came Upon The First Case Of Atrocities Committed By The Germans In And Around Caiazzo. In The Nearby Woods We Found The Bodies Of Four Girls, Who Had Been Raped And Then Beaten And Kicked To Death.

We Came Upon The First Case Of Atrocities Committed By The Germans In And Around Caiazzo. In The Nearby Woods We Found The Bodies Of Four Girls, Who Had Been Raped And Then Beaten And Kicked To Death.

Rudolph Charles von Ripper

1947

Snow Came. Mortars, Artillery, And Night Patrols Played The Dominant Part Of The Fighting During Those Long, Static Winter Months.

Snow Came. Mortars, Artillery, And Night Patrols Played The Dominant Part Of The Fighting During Those Long, Static Winter Months.

Rudolph Charles von Ripper

1947

They Sat In The Shiphold And Played Cards Or Shot Craps.

They Sat In The Shiphold And Played Cards Or Shot Craps.

Rudolph Charles von Ripper

1947

In The Woods Sloping Down To The Rapido River, We Sat Around The Foxholes Awaiting The Orders For The Crossing.

In The Woods Sloping Down To The Rapido River, We Sat Around The Foxholes Awaiting The Orders For The Crossing.

Rudolph Charles von Ripper

1947

To Those Who Gave Their Lives

To Those Who Gave Their Lives

Rudolph Charles von Ripper

1947

Our Guns Were Pointing North, Our Eyes Were Looking North Toward The Plain Of The Po Valley... We Were Waiting For Spring.. Spring Which Would - And Which Did - Bring The Final Battle, The Big Push North, And The German Defeat.

Our Guns Were Pointing North, Our Eyes Were Looking North Toward The Plain Of The Po Valley... We Were Waiting For Spring.. Spring Which Would - And Which Did - Bring The Final Battle, The Big Push North, And The German Defeat.

Rudolph Charles von Ripper

1947

Purple Heart Valley - The Earth Along The Banks Of The Rapido River Was Soaked With The Blood Of Many Of Our Buddies Who Had Given Their Lives During The Crossing.

Purple Heart Valley - The Earth Along The Banks Of The Rapido River Was Soaked With The Blood Of Many Of Our Buddies Who Had Given Their Lives During The Crossing.

Rudolph Charles von Ripper

1947

The Little Town Of San Vittore, Our First Obstacle In The Advance Toward Cassino, Was Stubbonly Defended And We Had To Fight From House To House To Clear the Germans Out Of Its Ruins.

The Little Town Of San Vittore, Our First Obstacle In The Advance Toward Cassino, Was Stubbonly Defended And We Had To Fight From House To House To Clear the Germans Out Of Its Ruins.

Rudolph Charles von Ripper

1947

All Along The Italian Peninsula, We Crossed Streams Of Refugees, Fleeing From The Danger Of Battle With Their Most Precious Belongings.

All Along The Italian Peninsula, We Crossed Streams Of Refugees, Fleeing From The Danger Of Battle With Their Most Precious Belongings.

Rudolph Charles von Ripper

1947