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Dimming Headlights for Berlin's "Air Raid"

Berlin


Date
1935, March 27
Location
Berlin
Country
Germany
Material
silver gelatin print on glossy paper
Size
21,9 (23,1) x 16,1 (17,7) cm
Artist
ACME · Unidentified Photographer

Description

verso labeled in typeset: SCH299861 A motorist places blackcovering over the headlights of his car in accordance with the regulations laid down by German military officers in Berlin for the air force maneuvers over the city. For two hours at night the city was in complete darkness as the rehabilitated air force roared over the city in a mock air raid.
Credit Line (ACME) 3/27/35
Stamp: ACME newspictures, Inc.; REF. DEPT.
Apr 2 1935 N. E. A.
Handwritten: A 18401