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

Airborne Troops Cross the Rhine, Near Wesel, Germany

© Robert Capa © International Center of Photography/Magnum Photos

Airborne Troops Cross the Rhine, Near Wesel, Germany
Airborne Troops Cross the Rhine, Near Wesel, Germany
ArtistAmerican, born Hungary, 1913–1954
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
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Special Collections
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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"

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