Death Catches up with German on Western Front
unknown American, Death Catches up with German on Western Front, 1945, gelatin silver print, Museum Purchase: Exhibition Fund, © unknown, research required, 2002.54.18
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- Title
Death Catches up with German on Western Front
- Artist
- Date
1945
- Medium
gelatin silver print
- Dimensions (H x W x D)
image: 7 7/8 in x 6 1/8 in; sheet: 8 1/2 in x 6 1/2 in
- Inscriptions & Markings
inscription: On reverse: A dead German soldier lies in the snow-covered US Third Army front beside his machinegun. The soldier was carrying extra ammunition for the gun when strafing American planes caught up with him, silencing both the guns and the Hitler apostle
- Collection Area
Photography
- Category
Photographs
- Object Type
photograph
- Culture
American
- Credit Line
Museum Purchase: Exhibition Fund
- Accession Number
2002.54.18
- Copyright
© unknown, research required
- Terms