FORTUNE SALVAGED FROM BOMBED DEPOSITORY
5.11.40

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FORTUNE SALVAGED FROM BOMBED DEPOSITORY
5.11.40

Object Type

Montagematerial
Verwendung unbekannt

Date
1940
Place of Origin
Vereinigtes Königreich Großbritannien und Nordirland, London
Materials and Techniques
Silbergelatineabzug
Dimensions
20,3 x 25,5 cm
Person / Institution
(19. Juni 1891–26. April 1968) (Bezugsperson)

Keystone Photo, Agentur

Comment

Pressefotografie einer englischen Agentur
nach der Bombardierung Londons am 5.11.1940

Description

Männer bergen Wertgegenstände aus einem Banksafe und Bankschließfächern eines zerstörten Gebäudes nach einem Bombenangriff in London 1940.

Key Words
Weltkrieg, 2.
MARKS AND INSCRIPTIONS

Verso:
"FORTUNE SALVAGED FROM BOMBED / DEPOSITORY. / 5.11.40 / A FORTUNE IN GEMS, DEEDS AND OTHER VALABLES HAS BEEN / SALVAGED FROM A SAFE DEPOSIT, THIRTY FEET BELOW GROUND, / WHICH WAS BOMBED AND SET ON FIRE DURING A RECENT RAID. / DEBRIS HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM STRONG BOXES, AND THEIR / CONTENTS HAVE BEEN FOUND TO BE INTACT. / KEYSTONE PHOTO SHOWS: / BUSINESS MEN REMOVE THEIR VALUABLES FROM THE / SAFES OF THE DEPOSITORY. NOTE TEH SILVER PLAT. / HD/L KEYSTONE 4375 14."
Verso gestempelt:
"KEYSTONE [...]"

Object Number
JH 6334
Provenance
Nachlass John und Gertrud Heartfield
RIGHT
© The Heartfield Community of Heirs / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2020
URL
https://archiv.adk.de/objekt/2490450