Prosperity in the Ruhr

Prosperity in the Ruhr

Photograph

Erich Lessing

Maker
Austrian, 1923–2018

Prosperity in the Ruhr

New Wealth in the Old World


1962
Gelatin silver print
Image: 6 5/16 × 9 5/16 in. (16.1 × 23.7 cm)
Paper: 8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm)
Gift of Time-Life Books
1968.0184.0204
Inscriptions Typed in black ink on applied label, verso BC: (Europe's Wealth) 3/62 19) PROSPERITY IN THE RUHR means parking \ meters \ in Dusseldorf. Here high-priced Mercedes \ Benz cars take much of the available space along \ the elegant Konigsalle. \ Credit: Erich Lessing © 1962 MAGNUM PHOTOS
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