Wilhelmshasse
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 Wilhelmstrasse, a major thoroughfare in Berlin, Germany; until 1945, it was recognized as the center of the Nazi government. There is rubble in the left-hand foreground and buildings that line the boulevard have been damaged by the bombing of Berlin, 1944-1945.
Object number2017.41.33
MarkingsPrinted on back: "RIDAX"Stamped in black on back: "62 J"InscribedHandwritten in pencil on back: "C.M."
Handwritten in black ink on back by Thomas Oakes: "Wilhelmstrasse"
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