Robert Capa
Injured Hands (Road to Tunis)

Injured Hands (Road to Tunis)

© Robert Capa © International Center of Photography/Magnum Photos

Injured Hands (Road to Tunis)
Injured Hands (Road to Tunis)
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Injured Hands (Road to Tunis)
Date1944
PlaceTunisia, Africa
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 7 13/16 × 9 3/4 in. (19.8 × 24.8 cm)
Sheet: 7 3/4 × 9 3/4 in. (19.7 × 24.8 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment Fund, The Manfred Heiting Collection
Object number2002.756
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceTime-Life Publications>>Howard Greenberg Gallery>>Manfred Heiting
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in pencil, verso of sheet, upper center: "WWII Photographers 8 US 4870 TUN"

Typed on label, pasted to verso of sheet: "CAPA / ROAD TO TUNIS / With the city of Tunis in Allied hands, the civilian population / of North Africa came out of their mountain hiding places and / joined the hosts of British and American troops headed for the Tunisian capital. Past the now tranquil Hill 609, whose bloody / capture opened the way to Mateur, Bizerte and victory, over hot / dusty roads baking under Africa's intense sun, a ceaseless, motley / parade of tanks, trucks, horse and donkey carts piled high with / returning refugees and their household goods, cyclists and even / pedestrians wound its way across Tunisia. At camps en route sold- / iers doffed battle-grimy uniforms and enjoyed their first showers / in weeks, civilians bound for their native villages exchanged gay / greetings with Yanks and Tommies, and everywhere was evidence that the Allied victory signaled a return to the old, peaceful life of pre-war days."

Typed on a second label, pasted to verso of sheet: "14. War photographer Robert Capa whose hands were accidentally / injured while he was on duty with troops bound for Tunis."

Stamped in black, verso of sheet, below pasted labels: "PHOTO BY / PIX INCORPORATED / 250 PARK AVENUE / NEW YORK CITY / TEL. ELDORADO 5-4021 / PLEASE CREDIT ROBERT CAPA-PIX / A LICENSE IS GRANTED FOR YOUR PUB- / LICATION ONLY. TO REPRODUCE THE PIC- / TURE APPEARING ON THIS PRINT WHICH / IS FURNISHED FOR SUCH PURPOSE. IT / MUST NOT BE LOANED, SYNDICATED OR / USED FOR ADVERTISING PURPOSES WI- / THOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION FROM US."

Stamped in red, verso of sheet, lower right: "RETURN TO / LOOK LIBRARY"

Stamped in black, verso of sheet, upside down in the lower left (with pencil insertions): "Source: Pix / Price: 10.00 / Date of purchase: 1944 / Rights Purchased: for MX / Rights Not Available: / Used: Not used"


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