Belle Alliance Square
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
DescriptionThree black and white photographs by Thomas F. Oakes of Belle Alliance Square (Belle-Alliance-Platz), Berlin, Germany. German prisoners under Russian guard occupy the middleground of the photographs with rubble in the foreground and damaged buildings in the background, the building at the center bears a sign reading, “Commerzbank.”
Object number2017.41.19-.21
Markings(.19-.21) Printed on back: "Velox" (.19-.21) Stamped in black on back: "841 B"Inscribed(.19) Handwritten in black ink on back by Thomas Oakes: "Belle Alliance Square/ German Prisoners under/ Russians resting before/ marching to work"
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