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In a festive ceremony, Reichs Interior Minister Dr. Frick swore in District Leader Greiser as Reichs Governor of the Warthe District (part of occupied Poland). District Leader Greiser delivered an address in the old throne room of Posen Castle.

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Title
In a festive ceremony, Reichs Interior Minister Dr. Frick swore in District Leader Greiser as Reichs Governor of the Warthe District (part of occupied Poland). District Leader Greiser delivered an address in the old throne room of Posen Castle.
Names
Hoffmann, Heinrich, 1885-1957 (Photographer)
Collection

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

1939

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1939
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC EYE
Shelf locator: PC EYE 1939
Topics
Nazi propaganda
Poland -- History -- Occupation, 1939-1945
Swastikas
Government officials -- German -- Poland
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Content: Blemishes on image.
Content: Occupied Poland was divided into five parts, four Gaue (administrative districts considered parts of the Greater German Reich) and the General Government (an area to be ruthlessly exploited for its population and resources). Warthe was one of the Gaus.
Content: Picture caption: "In einem festlichen Akt führte Reichsinnenminister Dr. Frick den Reichsstatthalter des Warthegaues, Gauleiter Greiser, in sein Amt ein. Im alten Thronsaal des Posener Schlosses hielt Greiser eine Ansprache."
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): a5a9c2b0-c601-012f-955b-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
  • 1939: 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. "In a festive ceremony, Reichs Interior Minister Dr. Frick swore in District Leader Greiser as Reichs Governor of the Warthe District (part of occupied Poland). District Leader Greiser delivered an address in the old throne room of Posen Castle." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1939. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b0764cf4-fca7-0cb7-e040-e00a18067af7

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "In a festive ceremony, Reichs Interior Minister Dr. Frick swore in District Leader Greiser as Reichs Governor of the Warthe District (part of occupied Poland). District Leader Greiser delivered an address in the old throne room of Posen Castle." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b0764cf4-fca7-0cb7-e040-e00a18067af7

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1939). In a festive ceremony, Reichs Interior Minister Dr. Frick swore in District Leader Greiser as Reichs Governor of the Warthe District (part of occupied Poland). District Leader Greiser delivered an address in the old throne room of Posen Castle. Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b0764cf4-fca7-0cb7-e040-e00a18067af7

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In a festive ceremony, Reichs Interior Minister Dr. Frick swore in District Leader Greiser as Reichs Governor of the Warthe District (part of occupied Poland).  District Leader Greiser delivered an address in the old throne room of Posen Castle.