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Reichs Labor Leader Dr. Ley was indefatigable in his care for the welfare of German workers. He was a welcome guest at lathe and loom.

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Title
Reichs Labor Leader Dr. Ley was indefatigable in his care for the welfare of German workers. He was a welcome guest at lathe and loom.
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
Textile mill workers
World War, 1939-1945 -- War work
Shaking hands
Women -- Germany
Government officials -- Germany -- 1939-1945
Ley, Robert, 1890-1945
Working class -- Germany
World War, 1939-1945 -- Economic aspects -- Germany
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Content: Picture caption: "In der Sorge um das Wohl der deutschen Arbeiterschaft war Reichsorganisationsleiter Dr. Ley unermüdlich. An den Drehbänken und Webstühlen war er oft und gern gesehener Gast."
Content: Robert Ley was leader of the Reich Labor Front, Germany's only legal (and Nazi Party controlled) trade union.
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): df7bf810-c601-012f-cb8a-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. "Reichs Labor Leader Dr. Ley was indefatigable in his care for the welfare of German workers. He was a welcome guest at lathe and loom." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1940. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ae7bb9f5-4547-5a5d-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. "Reichs Labor Leader Dr. Ley was indefatigable in his care for the welfare of German workers. He was a welcome guest at lathe and loom." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ae7bb9f5-4547-5a5d-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). Reichs Labor Leader Dr. Ley was indefatigable in his care for the welfare of German workers. He was a welcome guest at lathe and loom. Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ae7bb9f5-4547-5a5d-e040-e00a1806317f

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Reichs Labor Leader Dr. Ley was indefatigable in his care for the welfare of German workers.  He was a welcome guest at lathe and loom.