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"The Hour of Deliverance for Danzig"

Danzig (Gdánsk)


Date
1939, September 20
Location
Danzig (Gdánsk)
Country
Poland
Material
silver gelatin print on glossy paper
Size
21,4 (22,8) x 15,7 (18) cm
Artist
ACME · Unidentified Photographer

Description

verso labeled in typeset: SCH 522003
"The Hour of Deliverance for Danzig"
Danzig -- While the German flag is being raised over the former League of Nations commissary in Danzig, the people salute as they sing, with deep feeling, the German national anthem. Photo and caption passed through German censorship.
Credit Line (ACME) 9-20-39 (CT) BURS

Stamped: Ref. Dept., 9-26-39, N. E. A.; ACME Newspictures, Inc.
Handwritten: A762