German Soldiers at 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
DescriptionBlack and white photograph by Thomas F. Oakes of Belle Alliance Square (Belle-Alliance-Platz), Berlin, Germany. German prisoners under Russian guard occupy the middleground of the photograph with rubble in the foreground and damaged buildings in the background. The building at the center bears a sign reading, “Commerzbank.”
Object number2017.41.27
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: "German soldiers at/ Belle Alliance Square/ being marched to/ Work by Russians"
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