Adlon Hotel
PhotographerPhotographed by
Thomas F. Oakes
American, 1900 - 1966
Date1945
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 fire-damaged Adlon Hotel in Berlin, Germany. A large sign with a picture of Stalin stands opposite the hotel. The hotel survived the bombing of Berlin but was damaged by a fire on May 2, 1945.
Object number2017.41.9
MarkingsPrinted in back: "RIDAX" Stamped in black on back: "62 J"InscribedHandwritten in pencil on back: "cm"
Handwritten in black ink on back by Thomas Oakes: "Adlon Hotel &/ Stalin. No floors/ are left in hotel"
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