Il Duce visits the German Book Exposition in the Mercati Trajani in Rome. Landesgruppenleiter Ettel explains to Mussolini some particular works representative of German literature.
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3965682
Item data
Title
Il Duce visits the German Book Exposition in the Mercati Trajani in Rome. Landesgruppenleiter Ettel explains to Mussolini some particular works representative of German literature.
Collection
Eye on the Reich : German propaganda photographs, 1939-1942
1939
Names
Hoffmann, Heinrich, 1885-1957 (Photographer)
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1939
Library Location
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC EYE 1939
Subjects
Nazi propaganda
Eagles
Exhibitions
Mussolini, Benito, 1883-1945
Book fairs
Military officers -- German -- 1939-1945
National emblems -- Germany
Genres
Notes
Content: Picture caption: "Der Duce besichtigt die Buchausstellung in der Mercati Trajani in Rom. Landesgruppenleiter Ettel gibt Mussolini Erklärungen über einzelne Werke des ausgestellten deutschen Schrifttums."
Content: Blemishes on image.
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
Extent: 10 x 14 cm
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 90690a50-c601-012f-e725-58d385a7bc34
Rights
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Type Of Resource
Date Issued
1939
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MLA format
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Il Duce visits the German Book Exposition in the Mercati Trajani in Rome. Landesgruppenleiter Ettel explains to Mussolini some particular works representative of German literature." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1939. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/90690a50-c601-012f-e725-58d385a7bc34
APA format
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1939). Il Duce visits the German Book Exposition in the Mercati Trajani in Rome. Landesgruppenleiter Ettel explains to Mussolini some particular works representative of German literature. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/90690a50-c601-012f-e725-58d385a7bc34
Chicago/Turabian Format
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Il Duce visits the German Book Exposition in the Mercati Trajani in Rome. Landesgruppenleiter Ettel explains to Mussolini some particular works representative of German literature." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 12, 2026. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/90690a50-c601-012f-e725-58d385a7bc34
Wikipedia citation
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