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Compulsory Farmettes (Farmorettes?)

Berlin?


Date
1933, Mai 1
Location
Berlin?
Country
Germany
Material
silver gelatin print on glossy paper
Size
15,7 (17,9) x 21,6 (22,7) cm
Artist
ACME · Unidentified Photographer

Description

By decree of the National Government, all high school and college graduates in Germany have been ordered to work for six months for the government. This photo shows a group of young girls working in a government garden after their graduation. Credit line (ACME)  5/1/33 Stamp: ACME Newspictures, Inc. Stamp: Ref. Dept. May 4 1933 N. E. A. Handwritten: A 24877