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Welcoming Hitler to Danzig

Danzig (Gdánsk)


Date
1939, October 2
Location
Danzig (Gdánsk)
Country
Poland
Material
silver gelatin print on glossy paper
Size
21,7 (23,1) x 15,7 (17,8) cm
Artist
ACME · Unidentified Photographer

Description

verso labeled in typeset: SCH 523622
Welcoming Hitler to Danzig
Danzig--Danzig children waving Nazi flags as they welcomed Adolf Hitler to the once-free city, during his first visit there since the start of the war. Hitler later made a speech in which he offered peace to Britain and France on his terms.
Credit Line (ACME) 10-2-39 (CT) NY CHI

Stamped: ACME Newspictures, Inc.; Ref. Dept., 10-10-39, N. E. A.
Handwritten: A762