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King Boris Bows

Wolfschanze in Rastenburg


Date
1942, März 25
Location
Wolfschanze in Rastenburg
Country
Poland
Material
silver gelatin print on glossy paper
Size
26,9 x 16,8 (20,7) cm
Artist
AP Wirephoto

Description

recto typeset in margin: (NY9-April-29) Boris Bows -- King Boris of Bulgaria bows his head as Adolf Hitler grabs his hands when the Bulgarian Monarch went to Hitler's headquarter March 25, 1942, to have what the photographer who made this picture calls "a hearty chat about the questions interesting both nations." A special train carted the Bulgarian ruler to Hitler's presence. (AP Wirephoto) 1942 (picture just received in U.S.A. approved by German, Portuguese, British and U.S. censors) verso handwritten in red pencil: “King Boris of Bulgaria, Adolf Hitler” stamp: “The Cleveland News, Reference Department Cleveland, Ohio”; MAY 4 1942