Canal at Reichstag
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 canal in the rear of the Reichstag building, Berlin, Germany. The canal occupies the foreground of the photograph with bomb-damaged buildings in the background.
Object number2017.41.31
MarkingsPrinted on back: "RIDAX" Stamped in black on back: "62 J"InscribedHandwritten in pencil on back: "R.T. CM/ E.M. AJC"
Handwritten in black ink on back by Thomas Oakes: "Canal in rear of/ Reichstag which/ was about 100 yds/ behind me when I/ took this."
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