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German Contraband Control in Action
Unknown
- Date
- 1939, December 22
- Location
- Unknown
- Country
- Unknown
- Material
- silver gelatin print on glossy paper
- Size
- 13 x 18,3 cm
- Artist
- ACME · Unidentified Photographer
Description
verso labeled in typeset: SCH 535019
German Contraband Control in Action
Following the seizure of neutral vessels by the German contraband control -- which operates mostly in the North Sea -- the ships are taken to the nearest port where its papers are examined for materials of war en route to the Allied nations. Above, Nazi officials examine the papers of a seized ship.
#1 DJH CN SA LV TOL DFP
Credit Line (ACME) 12/22/39 (WS)
Stamped: ACME Nespictures, Inc.; REF. DEPT. 12-27'39 N. E. A.; Scherl Bilderdienst
Handwritten: A53191