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German air reconnaissance photo of a British cruiser, location uncertain (Orkney Islands?)

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Title
German air reconnaissance photo of a British cruiser, location uncertain (Orkney Islands?)
Names
Hoffmann, Heinrich, 1885-1957 (Photographer)
Collection

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

1939

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1939
Date Issued: 1939 (Questionable)
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
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Content: Long-range German reconnaissance aircraft flew over British naval bases such as this one north of Scotland to locate the enemy's ships when they weren't at sea. This photo may be meant to show how the British fleet temporarily fled the protection of Scapa Flow after the battleship "Royal Oak" was sunk by submarine U-47 in October 1939.
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): ae160cb0-c601-012f-27d7-58d385a7bc34
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. "German air reconnaissance photo of a British cruiser, location uncertain (Orkney Islands?)" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1939 - 1939. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b0764cf4-fcb9-0cb7-e040-e00a18067af7

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "German air reconnaissance photo of a British cruiser, location uncertain (Orkney Islands?)" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 13, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b0764cf4-fcb9-0cb7-e040-e00a18067af7

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1939 - 1939). German air reconnaissance photo of a British cruiser, location uncertain (Orkney Islands?) Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b0764cf4-fcb9-0cb7-e040-e00a18067af7

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German air reconnaissance photo of a British cruiser, location uncertain (Orkney Islands?)