View in SHAEF Forward Hqs., at Reims, France, following signing of German unconditional surrender – Historic Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare historic photograph captures View in SHAEF Forward Hqs., at Reims, France, following signing of German unconditional surrender in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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View in SHAEF Forward Hqs., at Reims, France, following signing of German unconditional surrender
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Reims was the forward headquarters of the Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force (SHAEF), and this 1945 view shows the building in the days after Germany's unconditional surrender was signed there in early May. The signing took place in a schoolhouse that Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower's staff had taken over as their working base, so the site is tied directly to the end of the war in Europe. The photograph was made by Lt. Moore of the U.S. Army Signal Corps, and the caption card's details are noted as unverified, so the exact scene is best read through the building and its period.
| Created / published | 1945 May. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Subjects | Photograph by Lt. Moore (U.S. Army Signal Corps). This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Photog. I.; World War, 1939-1945--Peace--1945; Pres. I.; BI; Shelf. Sources checked and other info. on verso of card. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,256 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-150622 |
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