He met death on battlefield
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Photograph
Eric Calcraft
Maker
Acme Newspictures
American
He met death on battlefield
This Russian Soldier - a member of the 44th that was decisively defeated by the Finns - Suomassalmi Front- Lies on the ground frozen after stoping a defender's bullet.
December 1939
Gelatin silver print
Image: 16 x 21.5 cm
Overall: 18 x 23 cm
Gift of Donald K. Weber, 2009
2008.0025.0006
Inscriptions Recto: [no inscription]
Verso: (typed applied label): [label is torn] HE MET DEATH ON BATTLEFIELD/ - THIS RUSSIAN SOLDIER- A MEMBER OF THE 44TH/ THAT WAS DECISIVELY DEFEATED BY THE FINNS/ UOMASSALMI FRONT- LIES ON THE GROUND FROZEN/ ER STOPPING A DEFENDER’S BULLET./ PHOTO BY ERIC CALCRAFT, ACME STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER/ NE (ACME) 1/31/40 (WS)
(rubberstamp): OTO BY/ ACME NEWSPICTURES, INC/ 220 E. 42ND STREET, NEW YORK CITY/ PLEASE CREDIT “ACME PHOTO” THIS PICTURE IS SOLD TO YOU FOR YOUR/ PUBLICATION ONLY AND MUST NOT BE LOANED/ SYNDICATED OR USED FOR ADVERTISING PURPOSES/ WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION FROM US
Verso: (typed applied label): [label is torn] HE MET DEATH ON BATTLEFIELD/ - THIS RUSSIAN SOLDIER- A MEMBER OF THE 44TH/ THAT WAS DECISIVELY DEFEATED BY THE FINNS/ UOMASSALMI FRONT- LIES ON THE GROUND FROZEN/ ER STOPPING A DEFENDER’S BULLET./ PHOTO BY ERIC CALCRAFT, ACME STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER/ NE (ACME) 1/31/40 (WS)
(rubberstamp): OTO BY/ ACME NEWSPICTURES, INC/ 220 E. 42ND STREET, NEW YORK CITY/ PLEASE CREDIT “ACME PHOTO” THIS PICTURE IS SOLD TO YOU FOR YOUR/ PUBLICATION ONLY AND MUST NOT BE LOANED/ SYNDICATED OR USED FOR ADVERTISING PURPOSES/ WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION FROM US
