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Hard Times for Germany

Ruhr District


Date
1931, September 21
Location
Ruhr District
Country
Germany
Material
silver gelatin print on glossy paper
Size
15,3 (17) x 24,3 (25,9) cm
Artist
ACME · Unidentified Photographer

Description

A vivid picture attesting to the great economic distressof the bulk of the population in Germany. It shows large numbers of unemployed searching for bits of coal in the mountains of slag in the Ruhr district.Credit line (ACME) 9-21-31
Stamped: Ref. Dept. OCT 14 1931 N. E. A.; Acme Newspictures, Inc.
Handwritten: A 16355