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Communists Cause Near-Riot in Saarbruecken

Saarbrücken


Date
1935, September 24
Location
Saarbrücken
Country
Germany
Material
silver gelatin print on glossy paper
Size
16,4 (17,8) x 21,9 (23,3) cm
Artist
ACME · Unidentified Photographer

Description

verso labeled in typeset: ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO FROM NEW YORK CAUTION WATCH CREDIT
Saarbruecken communists shown hauling through the streets a load of literature which they later threw in the doorway of the "German Front", a Nazi organization, Jan. 8, a few days before the plebiscite. Act caused near-riot when Nazis gave chase. Police interrupted hostilities.
ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO
TOR 1035PES 1/18/35
MET LIST (KEY BAIRES)
Stamped: Filed Jan 22 1935
Handwritten: Germany - Saar - people