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Polish Island Reported Attacked by Germans
Danzig (Gdánsk)
- Date
- 1939, September 1
- Location
- Danzig (Gdánsk)
- Country
- Poland
- Material
- silver gelatin print on glossy paper
- Size
- 14,6 (18) x 20,6 (22,8) cm
- Artist
- ACME · Unidentified Photographer
Description
verso labeled in typeset: PLA 516650
Polish Island Reported Attacked by Germans
Danzig--View on the Polish Island of Westerplatte in Danzig harbor, which was reported being attacked by German forces, Sept. 1. It is the site of a Polish munitions dump. This picture shows Poles erecting barbed wire defenses, prior to the outbreak of Polish-German hostilities.
Credit Line (ACME) 9-1-39 (CT) BURS
Stamped: ACME Newspictures; Ref. Dept.
9-1-1939 N. E. A.
Handwritten: A762