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Artist/Maker
Unknown artist
Date1930s
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 8 7/8 × 6 5/8 in. (22.5 × 16.8 cm)
Sheet: 8 7/8 × 6 5/8 in. (22.6 × 16.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Michael Scott, Class of 1981
Object number2011.7.1
Not on view
DescriptionDepicts the clock tower of Ullsteinhaus, a publishing company owned by the Ullstein family. In 1934, the Nazis seized the building and renamed the adjoining street in an effort to remove its Jewish ties. The Ullstein family reclaimed the property in 1952.
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Additional Details
Provenance
2011: Hamilton College (Fred L. Emerson Gallery), by gift of Michael Scott.
Markings
Verso (stamp): "Reproduktion nur mit / Genehmigung des Urhebers / gestattet. / Sächsische Landesbildstelle, Dresden." [Reproduction permitted only with consent of the author. Saxon State Picture Office, Dresden.]
Verso (purple ink): "Sammlung / Karisch" [Collection Karisch]
Verso (purple ink): "Sammlung / Karisch" [Collection Karisch]
Inscribed
Verso, center (strikethrough with pencil): "Ullstein - haus Berlin Tempelhof"
Verso, upper right (pencil, underlined): "1741"
Verso, lower center (pencil): "[S.L.B. #10824]"
Verso, upper right (pencil, underlined): "1741"
Verso, lower center (pencil): "[S.L.B. #10824]"
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