Members of the Library of Congress mission to Germany -- Manuel Sanchez, Joseph Groesbeck, Peiss, Clapp, Emerson, [two unidentified persons], Toth, Mrs. Bing – Historic Reproduction
![Members of the Library of Congress mission to Germany -- Manuel Sanchez, Joseph Groesbeck, Peiss, Clapp, Emerson, [two unidentified persons], Toth, Mrs. Bing, [1946] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/c4/c48e1b0e9016-L.webp)
(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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Step back in time with Members of the Library of Congress mission to Germany -- Manuel Sanchez, Joseph Groesbeck, Peiss, Clapp, Emerson, [two unidentified persons], Toth, Mrs. Bing, a historic photograph rich in period 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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Members of the Library of Congress mission to Germany -- Manuel Sanchez, Joseph Groesbeck, Peiss, Clapp, Emerson, [two unidentified persons], Toth, Mrs. Bing
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This 1946 group portrait shows members of the Library of Congress mission to Germany, with seven named staff, Manuel Sanchez, Joseph Groesbeck, Peiss, Clapp, Emerson, Toth and Mrs. Bing, plus two people who are not identified. After World War II, the Library sent such missions to Europe to survey libraries, locate scholarly materials that had been dispersed or looted, and help rebuild collections damaged by bombing. The print was presented to the Library by Richard S. Hill.
| Created / published | [1946] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Genre | Portrait photographs 1940-1950.Group portraits 1940-1950.Photographic prints 1940-1950. |
| Notes | Photograph presented by Richard S. Hill. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 5,091 × 4,130 px · prints to 17 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-199547 |
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