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Image Not Available for A Sad Sign of the Unfriendliness of the North Sea
A Sad Sign of the Unfriendliness of the North Sea
Image Not Available for A Sad Sign of the Unfriendliness of the North Sea

A Sad Sign of the Unfriendliness of the North Sea

Creator Eric Borchert (German, c.1900 - 1942)
Date1930s
Mediumgelatin silver print
DimensionsOverall: 17.6 x 24.2 cm (6 15/16 x 9 1/2 in.)
Credit LineAnonymous Gift, 2002
Category
  • Photographs
Object number2002/3791
LocationNot currently on display

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Eric Borchert
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Eric Borchert
1933
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Eric Borchert
1933
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Image Not Available for Wringing Land From the Sea
Wringing Land From the Sea
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Eric Borchert
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The "highest" man in Paris, M. Prudhomme, the guard of the top platform of the Eiffel Tower. He fought with his son in the trenches - he son didn't come back.
Eric Borchert
1934
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Eric Borchert
1934
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Image Not Available for The man with the paper army! Even the wardrobe is used for storage.
The man with the paper army! Even the wardrobe is used for storage.
Eric Borchert
1932
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Image Not Available for M. Marcel Lagrange, who controls the traffic on the Champs Elysées, fought on all fronts during the war.
M. Marcel Lagrange, who controls the traffic on the Champs Elysées, fought on all fronts during the war.
Eric Borchert
1934
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Image Not Available for The sewer workers get their instructions before they start.
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Eric Borchert
1932
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