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Switzerland Second World War Icrc Central Geneva, 1939 (b/w photo)

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KES6240597
Image title
Switzerland Second World War Icrc Central Geneva, 1939 (b/w photo)
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Photographer
Gilbert Meylan
Medium
black and white photograph
Date
1939 AD (C20th AD)
Image description

Everyday work at the prisoners of war headquarters of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Geneva, Switzerland, pictured during the war on November 15, 1939. With the consent of the authorities and censor's offices of the nations at war, the ICRC is entitled to transmit short messages strictly only related family matters from civilians to civilians in hostile foreign countries. The image shows one such document of which there are thousands. The message must not contain more than 25 words.

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Photopress Archiv/Keystone / Bridgeman Images
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Switzerland / Europe / prisoner of war / world / ww2 / WWII / world war ii / II / administration / central / internationale / international / red / cross / Ikrk / helper / volunteer / Cartotheque / archive / file / request / form / write / letter / communication / message / Committee / of the / red / cross / aid organization / Geneva Geneve
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Not available to clients invoiced in Switzerland / Not available to clients invoiced in Liechstenstein
Largest available format 5191 × 5215 px 8 MB
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Medium 1020 × 1024 px 86 × 87 mm 629 KB

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