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Return of Works of Art to the National Gallery of Art after Wartime Storage at the Biltmore House in Asheville, North Carolina, 1944

Trucks at the Biltmore House preparing to return works of art to the National Gallery of Art after wartime storage, October 1944. National Gallery of Art, Gallery Archives.

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Gallery director David Finley (second from left) and Gallery chief curator John Walker (fourth from left) with crates holding works of art being transferred to a truck, October 1944. National Gallery of Art, Gallery Archives.

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Workers moving crates containing works of art to a truck, October 1944. National Gallery of Art, Gallery Archives.

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Workers moving crates containing works of art to a truck, October 1944. National Gallery of Art, Gallery Archives.

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Trucks carrying works of art preparing to leave the Biltmore House for the National Gallery of Art, October 1944. National Gallery of Art, Gallery Archives.

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Trucks returning works of art to the National Gallery of Art, October 1944. National Gallery of Art, Gallery Archives.

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Security escorting trucks returning works of art to the National Gallery of Art, October 1944. National Gallery of Art, Gallery Archives.

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Workers unloading crates from a truck at the National Gallery of Art, October 1944. National Gallery of Art, Gallery Archives.

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