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Precautions Against Air Attack in Berlin

Berlin


Date
1935, March 17
Location
Berlin
Country
Germany
Material
silver gelatin print on glossy paper
Size
21,7 (23) x 16,6 (17,7) cm
Artist
ACME · Unidentified Photographer

Description

verso labeled in typeset: SCH299322
An official of the Lutschutz explaining to Berlin residents the various ways to darken their living room windows, in preparation for security maneuvers held recently, when planes in a simulated air attack soared over the city. The entire city was in darkness during the "raid".
Credit Line (ACME) 3/27/35
Stamped: ACME Newspictures, inc.; REF. DEPT. Apr 2 1935 N. E. A.
Handwritten: A 18401