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Axis Signs a Pact

Berlin


Date
1939, May 22
Location
Berlin
Country
Germany
Material
silver gelatin print on glossy paper, retouching in black crayon
Size
16,2 (16,9) x 26 (26,4) cm
Artist
Associated Press Wirephoto

Description

verso labeled in typeset: Axis Signs a Pact-- Adolf Hitler (center) is flanked by Italian Foreign Minister Count Ciano (left) and German Foreign Minister Von Ribbentrop (right) as the chancellor presides at the signing of the Italo-German military pact in Berlin.
Associated Press Wirephoto

Stamped: THE CLEVELAND NEWS REFERENCE DEPARTMENTCLEVELAND, OHIO; PHOTO ENGRAVING 1939 MAY 23 PM 3:33 THE CLEVELAND NEWS; CARTER; Associated Press Wirephoto; Jun 7 1939

Note: The date has been corrected based on further research