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Loose WW1 and WW2 photographs (Gerd von Massow Collection)
Creator
Unknown
Date1914
Medium6 loose gelatin silver prints
Credit LineAnonymous gift, 2020
Object number2021/236
ProvenanceA small group of photographs belonging to Gerhard-Albrecht (Gerd) von Massow, WW1 veteran and commander of the Luftwaffe’s Jagdfliegerschulen (Fighter Schools) for much of WW2. These photographs are from both WW1 and WW2: a dead airman, von Massow himself, graves and German soldiers at the Front in winter. Of particular interest is a very early German cloud study, photographed in 1917 and entitled "Over the Clouds".
LocationNot currently on display
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