Object numberM1995/070:045
DescriptionBlack and white Associated Press photo of the Lustgarten Museum with a huge portrait of Hitler covering the facade and a crowd gathering in front. Typed label attached to back in German.
The photograph shows the Lustgarten Museum decorated with a portrait of Hitler. The portrait was put up on April 8, 1938 a day before the public vote for Anschluß (Anschluss)
The photograph shows the Lustgarten Museum decorated with a portrait of Hitler. The portrait was put up on April 8, 1938 a day before the public vote for Anschluß (Anschluss)
Production placeBerlin, Germany
Production date 1938-04-08
SubjectNazism, propaganda, museums
Object namephotographs
Language
- German Associated Press Photo Berlin Office
Berlin is preparing for the Greater Germany (Großdeutschland) day.
On the front of the old museum at Lustgarten, Berlin
a 70 square metre image of the Führer has already been hung up on April 8, 1938, which is
part of the decoration for the big meeting on
April 9, the evening before the national referendum.
Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Michele Harrison