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Fifty Nazi Couple Remarried under Swastika Ritual
Berlin
- Date
- 1933, Juli 2
- Location
- Berlin
- Country
- Germany
- Material
- silver gelatin print on glossy paper with crop marks in red crayon
- Size
- 15,6 (17,9) x 21,5 (22,8) cm
- Artist
- ACME · Unidentified Photographer
Description
As a great throng raises hands in the Nazi salute. Fifty couples march into the Lazarus Church in Berlin for a striking Nazi mass wedding, which was an unusual feature of the Thanksgiving Sabbath July 2nd. All but two of the couples were already married, but chose to confirm their marital state according to the Nazi ritual. Credit line (ACME) 7/10/33 Stamp: ACME Newspictures, Inc. Stamp: Ref. Dept. Jul 14 1933 N. E. A. Handwritten: A 577 - Church (?)