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On January 12th General-Field Marshal Goering celebrated his 47th birthday. The Fuhrer's handshake conveyed the good wishes and thanks of the whole nation.

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Title
On January 12th General-Field Marshal Goering celebrated his 47th birthday. The Fuhrer's handshake conveyed the good wishes and thanks of the whole nation.
Names
Hoffmann, Heinrich, 1885-1957 (Photographer)
Collection

Eye on the Reich : German propaganda photographs, 1939-1942

1940

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1940
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC EYE
Shelf locator: PC EYE 1940
Topics
Nazi propaganda
Marshals
Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945
Göring, Hermann, 1893-1946
Shaking hands
World War, 1939-1945 -- Military personnel -- German
Military officers -- German -- 1939-1945
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Content: Hermann Goering, a former World War I fighter ace, was an early member of the Nazi party and a close confidant of Hitler's. He was Reichsmarshal (deputy head of state under the Führer) and Commander-in-Chief of the Luftwaffe (Air Force).
Content: Picture caption: "Am 12. Januar feierte Generalfeldmarschall Göring seinen 47. Geburtstag. In dem Händedruck des Führers lag der Glückwunsch und der Dank der ganzen Nation."
Content: Title translates German picture caption
Source note: Grossdeutschland im Weltgeschehen. Tagesbildberichte 1940. (Berlin Joh. Kasper Co. 1942) Braeckow, Ernst, Author.
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): bad7c2f0-c601-012f-5d93-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1885: Creator Born
  • 1940: Issued
  • 1957: Creator Died
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "On January 12th General-Field Marshal Goering celebrated his 47th birthday. The Fuhrer's handshake conveyed the good wishes and thanks of the whole nation." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1940. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ae7bb9f5-44fb-5a5d-e040-e00a1806317f

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "On January 12th General-Field Marshal Goering celebrated his 47th birthday. The Fuhrer's handshake conveyed the good wishes and thanks of the whole nation." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ae7bb9f5-44fb-5a5d-e040-e00a1806317f

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1940). On January 12th General-Field Marshal Goering celebrated his 47th birthday. The Fuhrer's handshake conveyed the good wishes and thanks of the whole nation. Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ae7bb9f5-44fb-5a5d-e040-e00a1806317f

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On January 12th General-Field Marshal Goering celebrated his 47th birthday.  The Fuhrer's handshake conveyed the good wishes and thanks of the whole nation.