Auschwitz. The barbed wire which was loaded with high tension electrical current looks much more horrible in the empty camp.
Photograph
Auschwitz. The barbed wire which was loaded with high tension electrical current looks much more horrible in the empty camp.
From Poland Today
1949
Gelatin silver print
Image: 21 x 20 cm
Gift of George Stephanopoulos, 2005
2005.0909.0008
Inscriptions verso (typed label): [series title and description)
verso (stamp): See 20 Aug 1949 Illustrated
verso (stamp): Property of the Periodicals Art Library / 191, High Holborn, W.C.1 / Must be returned undamaged
verso (stamp): Please Credit / Robert Capa-Magnam / Magnam Photos / 58 West 8th Street / New York NY
verso (ink): Poland Places - Auschwitz Camp / Auschwitz Camp
verso (pencil): 32a 24/2 / 7.5 / RC 73
verso (stamp): See 20 Aug 1949 Illustrated
verso (stamp): Property of the Periodicals Art Library / 191, High Holborn, W.C.1 / Must be returned undamaged
verso (stamp): Please Credit / Robert Capa-Magnam / Magnam Photos / 58 West 8th Street / New York NY
verso (ink): Poland Places - Auschwitz Camp / Auschwitz Camp
verso (pencil): 32a 24/2 / 7.5 / RC 73
TextThe chimneys of the crematorium without smoke, sheep grazing in the dry grass, fresh flowers before the building of the executed, makes Auschwitz (where four million people died) an impressive reminder of Nazi barbarism.
In the towns, the music of rebuilding machines is played for the country murdered by the Nazis. In the country, the tiny farms, unchanged for centuries, are helping to feed Britain.
In the towns, the music of rebuilding machines is played for the country murdered by the Nazis. In the country, the tiny farms, unchanged for centuries, are helping to feed Britain.
