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Latvian civilians walk past the Riga city hall, which was damaged in a German air raid.

Photograph | Digitized | Photograph Number: 08780

Latvian civilians walk past the Riga city hall, which was damaged in a German air raid.

Overview

Caption: Latvian civilians walk past the Riga city hall, which was damaged in a German air raid.
Photographer: Wittmar
Date: August 1941
Locale: Riga, [Vidzeme] Latvia
Photo Credit: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Harry Lore

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Photo Source: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Copyright: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Provenance: Harry Lore

Source Record ID: Collections: 1994.116

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Keyword: CITY HALLS DESTRUCTION/VANDALISM LATVIANS PHOTOGRAPHS (PK/PROPAGANDA COMPANY) PROPAGANDA PROPAGANDA (NAZI) STREET SCENES
Photo Designation: INVASION & OCCUPATION -- Latvia

Record last modified:: 2015-04-16 00:00:00
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