New York, largest Italian city in the world, yesterday celebrated the entry of U.S. troops into Rome

[People salvaging bricks and boards from bomb-damaged buildings of the devastated city in the Ruhr Valley]

East Side of 5th Avenue from 53d to 52 Streets, New York City

East Side of 5th Avenue from 53d to 52 Streets, New York City

East Side of 5th Avenue from 53d to 52 Streets, New York City

Maria and Adriana saying good-bye, Memorial Sloan-Ketting Hospital, New York City

[Adolphe Max, burgomater (mayor) of the city for thirty years, speaking to his dog Happy, Brussels]

[American troops riding on crowded streets upon entering the city, Monreale, on the outskirts of Palermo, Sicily]