Nazi Snipers Fire on Parisian Crowds

Titles
  • Nazi Snipers Fire on Parisian Crowds
DateAugust 25, 1944
Place depictedParis, France
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 6 5/8 × 8 1/2 in. (16.8 × 21.6 cm)
Sheet: 6 5/8 × 8 1/2 in. (16.8 × 21.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Anne Wilkes Tucker in honor of James Edward Maloney
Object number2010.1903
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Special Collections
Object Type
Provenance[Photo LA, Los Angeles International Fine Art Photography Expo 2005]; purchased by Anne Wilkes Tucker, Houston; given to MFAH, 2010.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Unsigned
See photocopy in Accession file
Typed paper label, taped on verso:

PNA EA 35184
NAZI SNIPERS FIRE ON PARISIAN CROWD
Parisians scatter for cover as Nazi snipers fire
on men, women and children gathering to greet the
entry of Allied soldiers during the liberation of
the French capital August 25, 1944. Although
the Germans officially surrendered the city, small
bands of Nazis continued sniping until killed or
captured. U.S. Signal Corps Photo ETC_HQ_44_12532.
SERVICED BY LONDON OWI TO LIST B
CERTIFIED AS PASSED BY SHAEF CENSOR



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