Brandenburg Gate
PhotographerPhotographed by
Thomas F. Oakes
American, 1900 - 1966
Date1944-1945
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions: 2 1/2 × 2 1/2in. (6.4 × 6.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Nora Oakes Howard
DescriptionBlack and white photograph by Thomas F. Oakes of the Brandenburg Gate, Berlin, Germany. The 18th-century neoclassical monument occupies the background of the photograph. The middle ground features a military vehicle driving towards the gate. There is a plinth bearing the Soviet hammer and sickle with three flag poles in the foreground indicating the dividing line between the British and Russian Zones, these areas later became West and East Germany.
Object number2017.41.2
MarkingsStamped on back: "RIDAX" and "62 J"InscribedHandwritten in pencil on back: "R. T CM/ BB AJC/ E. M."Handwritten in black ink on back by Thomas Oakes: "Brandenburg Gate/ in background. On/ the far side British/ zone starts & Russian/ ends"
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