Grim Barbed Wire in Poland

Authors

Object ID

2014.1.235

Object Name

Print, Photographic

Files

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Description

Front: A black and white photo of barbed wire and brick buildings. Back: Tribune Cut Order information about the photo.

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash:

Wire photo identifying the photo as occurring in Poland, probably of a ghetto street, at the forefront of which is a sign that reads "VORSICHT Hochspannung Lebensgefahr" ["DANGER! High voltage will cause death"].

Dimensions

8 1/8 x 9 3/4"

Keywords

barbed wire, street scene, lamps, sign, Poland

Subcollection

Ghettos

Recommended Citation

"Grim Barbed Wire in Poland" (2016). Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection. 2014.1.235.
https://digital.kenyon.edu/bulmash/496