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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, marks in red/brown crayon
Size
12,7 (13,3) x 17,5 (18) cm
Artist
ACME · Unidentified Photographer

Description

verso labeled in typeset: SCH 535020
German Contraband Control in Action
A ship of the German contraband control, which operates mostly in the North Sea, leads a vessel stopped for search to a nearby port. Germany's efforts to halt supplies to the Allies has met with marked success, according to Nazi figures.
#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