Robert Capa
Airborne Troops Cross the Rhine, Near Wesel, Germany

ExpandFavorite

Images(4)

Artist Robert Capa (American, born Hungary, 1913–1954)American, born Hungary, 1913–1954

PublisherPublished by Associated Press Ltd.(American, founded 1848)American, founded 1848

CultureAmerican

Titles

Airborne Troops Cross the Rhine, Near Wesel, Germany

DateMarch 24, 1945

MediumGelatin silver print

DimensionsImage: 8 5/16 × 6 3/8 in. (21.1 × 16.3 cm)
Sheet: 9 × 7 1/16 in. (22.9 × 17.9 cm)

Credit LineGift of Will Michels

Object number2004.1744

Not on view

Explore Further

Department

Photography

Special Collections

World War II in Photographs

Object Type

PHOTOGRAPHS

ProvenanceWill Michels, Houston; given to MFAH, 2004.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Stamped on verso: "NOTICE / This picture is the property of The Associated (?) Press and may be used only for... (illegible - ink was smudged)"

Typed paper label, torn from verso: "AIRBORNE TROOPS CROSS RHINE / PARATROOPERS OF THE FIRST ALLIED AIRBO... / ARMY FLOAT TO THE EARTH ON THE EAST... / THE RHINE AFTER LEAPING FROM THEIR TR... / PLANES IN THE OPERATIONS AGAINST THE G... / RIVER JARRIER." (right side of paper is missing)

Typed paper label taped onto verso: "...SOCIATED PRESS PHOTO / MD-3-31-45 730P L-PL 76 / ABC (NSWK-TMC OUT) GD NYWS 11 MON PA LON MEX / BAURES SAD AUS JOH"

Cataloguing data may change with further research.

If you have questions about this work of art or the MFAH Online Collection please contact us.