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[The great housing project, for which the Fürher appointed Reichsorganizationsleiter Dr. Ley as commissar, won't begin until after the war. (But) already during the war Dr. Ley attended the "topping-out" ceremony for workers' dwellings at the Telefunken Company to point out achievements in housing during the struggle for freedom.]

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[The great housing project, for which the Fürher appointed Reichsorganizationsleiter Dr. Ley as commissar, won't begin until after the war. (But) already during the war Dr. Ley attended the "topping-out" ceremony for workers' dwellings at the Telefunken Company to point out achievements in housing during the struggle for freedom.]
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
War work
Saluting
Construction workers
World War, 1939-1945 -- War work
Ley, Robert, 1890-1945
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Content: Blemishes on image.
Content: Picture caption: "Der große soziale Wohnungsbau für den der Führer Rechsorganizationsleiter Dr. Ley als Reichskommissar einsetzte, beginnt nicht erst nach dem Krieg. Schon während des krieges konnte Dr. Ley beim Richfest für Wohnhäuser der Telefunken-Gesellschaft auf die sozialen Leistungen des Wohnungsbaus noch während des Freiheitskampfes hinweisen."
Content: To the Nazi image-makers, the "socialist" portion of the Party's official name was as important as the "national" part. Great media attention was given to projects and programs meant to improve workers' lives.
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): bc2cd960-c601-012f-93de-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. "[The great housing project, for which the Fürher appointed Reichsorganizationsleiter Dr. Ley as commissar, won't begin until after the war. (But) already during the war Dr. Ley attended the "topping-out" ceremony for workers' dwellings at the Telefunken Company to point out achievements in housing during the struggle for freedom.]" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1940. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ae7bb9f5-44fe-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. "[The great housing project, for which the Fürher appointed Reichsorganizationsleiter Dr. Ley as commissar, won't begin until after the war. (But) already during the war Dr. Ley attended the "topping-out" ceremony for workers' dwellings at the Telefunken Company to point out achievements in housing during the struggle for freedom.]" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ae7bb9f5-44fe-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). [The great housing project, for which the Fürher appointed Reichsorganizationsleiter Dr. Ley as commissar, won't begin until after the war. (But) already during the war Dr. Ley attended the "topping-out" ceremony for workers' dwellings at the Telefunken Company to point out achievements in housing during the struggle for freedom.] Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ae7bb9f5-44fe-5a5d-e040-e00a1806317f

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<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ae7bb9f5-44fe-5a5d-e040-e00a1806317f | title= (still image) [The great housing project, for which the Fürher appointed Reichsorganizationsleiter Dr. Ley as commissar, won't begin until after the war. (But) already during the war Dr. Ley attended the "topping-out" ceremony for workers' dwellings at the Telefunken Company to point out achievements in housing during the struggle for freedom.], (1940) |author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=April 25, 2024 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

[The great housing project, for which the Fürher appointed Reichsorganizationsleiter Dr. Ley as commissar, won't begin until after the war.  (But) already during the war Dr. Ley attended the "topping-out" ceremony for workers' dwellings at the Telefunken Company to point out achievements in housing during the struggle for freedom.]