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[Germany gets ready for Christmas. One of the first signs is Christmas trees which, in spite of transportation difficulties, are so plentiful that every German family is assured of getting one.]

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Title
[Germany gets ready for Christmas. One of the first signs is Christmas trees which, in spite of transportation difficulties, are so plentiful that every German family is assured of getting one.]
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
Carts & wagons
Christmas trees
Horse teams
World War, 1939-1945 -- Social aspects -- Germany
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Content: Picture caption: "Deutschland bereitet sich auf das Weihnachtsfest vor. Mit die ersten Vorboten sind die Weihnachtsbäume, die trotz aller Transportschwerigkeiten so zahlreich kamen, das für jede deutsche Familie der Weihnachtsbaum gesichert war."
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): bd2886f0-c601-012f-a6eb-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. "[Germany gets ready for Christmas. One of the first signs is Christmas trees which, in spite of transportation difficulties, are so plentiful that every German family is assured of getting one.]" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1940. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ae7bb9f5-4500-5a5d-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. "[Germany gets ready for Christmas. One of the first signs is Christmas trees which, in spite of transportation difficulties, are so plentiful that every German family is assured of getting one.]" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 23, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ae7bb9f5-4500-5a5d-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). [Germany gets ready for Christmas. One of the first signs is Christmas trees which, in spite of transportation difficulties, are so plentiful that every German family is assured of getting one.] Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ae7bb9f5-4500-5a5d-e040-e00a1806317f

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[Germany gets ready for Christmas.  One of the first signs is Christmas trees which, in spite of transportation difficulties, are so plentiful that every German family is assured of getting one.]