Hitler's Underground Shelter
PhotographerPhotographed by
Thomas F. Oakes
(American, 1900 - 1966)
Date1945
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions: 2 7/16 × 2 1/2in. (6.2 × 6.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Nora Oakes Howard
Object number2017.41.10
DescriptionBlack and white photograph by Thomas F. Oakes, above-ground view of the rear entrance to the Führerbunker complex, Hitler’s final headquarters and site of his suicide. The photograph features a view of the emergency exit in the left background; the cone-shaped structure on the right served as a bomb shelter for the guards and as a ventilation shaft.
Status
Not on view
