This snapshot from a personal U.S. Army Signal Corps photo album captures an everyday street scene in a Mediterranean or North African city during World War II. A parked military truck and a lone American serviceman stand before a grand hotel building with classic French colonial architecture, illustrating the presence of American forces in cities across the Mediterranean and North African theaters. Informal photographs like this, taken by soldiers documenting their surroundings, offer a personal counterpoint to official combat imagery from the war. Project: 218290